O 11 Form, Meaning and Function There Was/There Were Singular There was an old castle. (+) There wasn't a shopping mall. (–) Questions (?) Was there a restaurant? Plural There were many traditional houses. (+) There weren't any modern skyscrapers. (-) FYI wasn't = was not weren't = were not Short Answer (+) Yes, there was. Yes, there were. Short Answer (-) No, there wasn't. No, there weren't. Were there any stores? A. Ten years ago, Lee was a poor student. Now he is a successful architect. Look at his apartments then and now. Describe his old apartment. Use There was, There wasn't, There were, and There weren't. 1. 2. 3. 4. 2 3 4 5 P FUTURE ARCHITECTS MING'S PART FOLIO CAVIAR INVESTMENT BANKER Lee's apartment then only one room. 6. any other rooms. 7. an old sofa. 8. Lee's apartment now a balcony. any windows. some books on a shelf. holes in the sofa. 9. a light on the ceiling. a comfortable bed. 10. a television. B. Work with a partner. Take turns asking and answering questions about Lee's old apartment. Use Was there...? and Were there...? ? A: Was there a sofa? B: Were there any windows? B: Yes, there was. A: No, there weren't. وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 SG_01_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 139 139 29/4/24 11:35 PM