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There wasn't any food vs There weren't any food

The correct phrase is 'there wasn't any food.' 'Wasn't' is the contraction of 'was not,' which agrees with 'any food" which is singular. 'Weren't' is the contraction of 'were not,' which is used with plural subjects.
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There wasn't any food

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'there wasn't any food' when referring to a singular item or uncountable noun that was absent.
  • Nov 25, 2022 ... AITA Because I left during Thanksgiving dinner because there wasn't any food left? Not the A-hole. So, I a 31m lives in a state with no ...
  • Oct 17, 2024 ... No, I checked back there, and there wasn't any food.
  • Jul 1, 2020 ... There wasn't any food in the house, and when there was, it wouldn't last long. I remember being scared and depressed. I couldn't sleep. I ...
  • ... there wasn't any food." I start laughing so much that my eyes water. "But that's so silly! Because you've got to eat food or you'll die, won't you? So my ...
  • The washing machine was broken, I hadn't had time to pick up groceries so there wasn't any food left for a late dinner, and I had missed another birthday ...
  • Oct 21, 2023 ... There wasn't any food. There wasn't anything but a strange motley lot of people. I stayed on the couch in the living room, sick as a dog ...
  • Jul 10, 2019 ... ... without wings all the same size. I live in northeast Ohio and when I've seen them there wasn't any food around. All related (40). Recommended.
  • May 24, 2024 ... There were drinks and the latte machine was running. There wasn't any food out, which wasn't unexpected. but I sure could have used a caramel ...
  • Nov 10, 2022 ... There wasn't any food (not even cheese in a jar) down that aisle. I must have looked confused because the man clarified, “You are looking ...

There weren't any food

This phrase is incorrect in English.

  • Feb 29, 2024 ... Also I tried doing that but I kept dieing of hunger because there weren't any food pick ups anywhere. Do you have any tips for survival ...
  • When I spoke to my friend ahead of time to make sure there weren't any food restrictions for her family, she mentioned that her kids could be picky eaters ...
  • Apr 8, 2016 ... If there weren't any food, you would not be fat." -> and 'didn't' does not work. Keith takes it as "There were no fat people when I was a ...
  • Nov 22, 2005 ... ... there weren't any food changes or insecticide usage. In one case there wasn't any warning, it looked like he just sat down and died right ...
  • Apr 11, 2019 ... There weren't any food services/stores outside security. I have never seen that! There was a Marriott probably within walking distance but ...
  • Jan 12, 2023 ... There is a small park along the creek walking toward the freeway if you want to picnic but there weren't any food trucks of fast food places ...
  • Feb 23, 2019 ... However there weren't any food courts in the mall. Kinda funny that an Austrian Mall has an English name! Though I guess it's half Austrian ...
  • Apr 21, 2016 ... Since there weren't any food outlets in the area which we knew of, that we can have breakfast from, for that day, my boyfriend and I decided ...
  • Aug 4, 2022 ... But since there weren't any food places, it felt very remote and that was just awesome! It's very close to the cruise port as well. HERE are ...

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