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there were a guys vs there were guys

The correct phrase is "there were guys". The use of the article 'a' before 'guys' in the first phrase is incorrect. 'Guys' is a plural noun and does not require an article before it.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 1027 views

there were a guys

This phrase is incorrect. 'Guys' is a plural noun and should not be preceded by the singular article 'a'.

The correct phrase is 'there were guys' without the article 'a'.
  • Mar 11, 2015 ... Seizing on the double negative, students claimed that this rule would be violated if there were a guys' hall that didn't have a girl on it or a girls' ...
  • There were a guys who stayed and lived with wild elephants, hyenas and leopards, a guy who made South Africa proud by climbing the tallest mountain in the ...
  • Aug 14, 2014 ... There were a guys like Walter Wood and Byron Wells who I was surprised to do well against. Slopestyle was a couple of days later. I ended up ...
  • Jul 28, 2009 ... ... with American flag undies and a much less menacing looking bunny mask, and there were a guys that kept trying to get his underwear off.

there were guys

This phrase is correct. 'Guys' is a plural noun and does not require an article before it.

Use this phrase when referring to a group of males. For example, 'There were guys playing basketball in the park.'
  • Sep 4, 2014 ... I don't want to name names, but there were guys I played with that were so stupid that they're really good, because their mind never gets in the ...
  • 1 day ago ...There were guys in the huddle in the timeout who were frustrated. They were frustrated with the mistakes that were happening. I made sure I ...
  • There were guys that wore hats like those and sneakers with no shoestrings. It was a very street thing to wear, extremely rough. They couldn't wear shoelaces in  ...
  • Jan 9, 2015 ... My understanding is, there were guys with the Jets, who already asked Woody to pick Marrone. And Woody said no. Woody didn't have a great ...

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