GRAMMAR 1 Underline the correct word. Example: There was werea good film on TV last night. 1 Were Was there a park near the hotel? 2 There weren't wasn't any coffee in the cupboard. 3 Was there any lamp on the desk? 4 Are there any a famous people at the hotel! 5 "Was there a ghost in your room" No, there wasn't | weren't. 6 There were | was a lot of people at the march.

1. Were Was there a park near the hotel?
The correct word is "Was." Use "was" when referring to a singular subject, in this case, "a park."
So the correct sentence is: "Was there a park near the hotel?"

2. There weren't wasn't any coffee in the cupboard.
The correct word is "any." Use "any" when there is a negative statement or a question.
So the correct sentence is: "There wasn't any coffee in the cupboard."

3. Was there any lamp on the desk?
The correct word is "any." Use "any" when asking a question or making a negative statement.
So the correct sentence is: "Was there any lamp on the desk?"

4. Are there any a famous people at the hotel!
The correct word order should be "Are there any famous people at the hotel?" The word "any" is placed before the adjective "famous" because we are asking about the presence of people in general, not a specific famous person.

5. "Was there a ghost in your room?" No, there wasn't | weren't.
The correct phrase to choose depends on the verb used in the previous part of the question. Since the verb is "was," we should use "wasn't" as the negative form of the verb "to be."

6. There were | was a lot of people at the march.
The correct word is "a lot of." Use "a lot of" before a plural noun. Since the subject is "people," which is a plural noun, the correct phrase is "There were a lot of people at the march."