Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Doubt
Are these correct?
"Had I not helped him in the test, he would not have scored that high."
Do we use "were" or "was" in this case:
1) "There were/was no cake left."
and should the cake be plural or singular?
and...
2) "If it weren't/wasn't for me, you would never have survived the calamity."
"Had I not helped him in the test, he would not have scored that high."
Do we use "were" or "was" in this case:
1) "There were/was no cake left."
and should the cake be plural or singular?
and...
2) "If it weren't/wasn't for me, you would never have survived the calamity."
Top answer
" OK, but maybe "for" the test? 1) "there was no cake left": here we're talking of one (big) cake: it's all been eaten. ) cakes: they've all been eaten.
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Hello, Anon,
"Had I not helped him in the test, he would not have scored that high." OK, but maybe "for" the test?
1) "there was no cake left": here we're talking of one (big) cake: it's all been eaten.
"there were no cakes left": we're talking of several (smaller?) cakes: they've all been eaten.
2) I'd say "If it hadn't been for me, you would n
"Had I not helped him in the test, he would not have scored that high." OK, but maybe "for" the test?
1) "there was no cake left": here we're talking of one (big) cake: it's all been eaten.
"there were no cakes left": we're talking of several (smaller?) cakes: they've all been eaten.
2) I'd say "If it hadn't been for me, you would n
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"Had I not helped him in the test, he would not have scored that high." Correct."There were/was no cake left."
There was no cake left. (no more of a single cake) - Correct.
There were no cakes left. (no more of multiple cakes) - Correct.
There was no cake left. (not a single cake left - of several) - Correct in the right context."
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So you don't need "if it hadn't beenfor me"? CJ, can you give me some examples, so I can absorb the fact ? 
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