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there were no answer vs there was no answer

The correct option is 'There was no answer.' In this sentence, 'was' agrees with the singular noun 'answer.' 'There were no answer' is incorrect because 'were' should not be used with a singular noun.
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there were no answer

This phrase is incorrect. 'Were' should be used with plural nouns, but 'answer' is singular.

The correct phrase is 'there was no answer.' Use 'was' with singular nouns like 'answer.'
  • May 2, 2020 ... I see there were no answer to this, I'm also interested. Is it possible? JammyDodger (JammyDodger) September 17, 2021, 11:33am 8. It's not a ...
  • Aug 10, 2014 ... Since there were no answer to my post, I guess that this is the only way to get the data out of a chart. Since yesterday way SUNDAY, and you ...
  • Feb 26, 2015 ... ... there were no answer / solution on how to fix it. I'm using jQuery Mobile / Handlebars for my Phonegap project. Up till now everything seemed ...
  • May 20, 2016 ... ... there were no answer which fitted me, i want to train a mirage a take from mid but the smokes are fading to fast and i cant see whether all ...
  • 1 day ago ... We just played a 5-p and a 4-p game and both times there were no answer against stockpiling towers. - They makes you immune to barracks attacks
  • Jul 5, 2021 ... There were no answer to "ceph -s" command. If I understand correctly, ceph-mgr should have been in active state even if there is only 1 node ...
  • Jan 31, 2018 ... ... there were no answer there. After Gazebo closing I got such mistake: [gazebo-3] escalating to SIGTERM Log file here: /home/student/.ros/log ...
  • One of these questions was "What add-ons to your textbook helped in your understanding?" There were no answer choices given for this question. Suki is MOST ...
  • Follow me" Minho whispered as he left out of the room. I followed him and watched him stop at Seungmin door. Minho knocked on the door and there were no answer.

Alternatives:

  • there was no answer

there was no answer

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'there was no answer' when referring to the absence of a singular answer.
  • Jul 1, 2020 ... More like tried many times politely but there was no answer. So, maybe the other person doesn't like you at all to still turning down you every ...
  • "There was no answer" is correct and usable in written English. You can use this phrase whenever you need to indicate that someone has not responded to ...
  • May 25, 2024 ... Have you ever prayed about something, but there was no answer from Heaven? Maybe you've been praying a lot about a certain situation and ...
  • Nov 15, 2015 ... "I tried calling you but there was no answer" is a hair more polite, since it doesn't "accuse" "you" of not answering.
  • Nov 10, 2021 ... r/facepalm - Somebody thought there was no answer. Archived post. New comments cannot be posted ...
  • Aug 10, 2023 ... When there was no answer at Alabama native David LeGros' front door, the Prize Patrol was about to turn to neighbors for help — when all of ...
  • There Was No Answer At Her Front Door. by Glenn Holsten. Lydia was 75 and lived alone. . . She called a hotline twice the night she died . . . Older adults ...
  • Jul 10, 2022 ... Rescue doesn't open til tomorrow, tried to call but there was no answer. What should I do? Take it home until tomorrow? It's a big bird and ...
  • Oct 10, 2023 ... There was no answer," she said. The victims of the weekend attack were overwhelmingly civilians, gunned down in homes, on streets or at the ...
  • Aug 15, 2022 ... I knew what time the appointment was so at work I waited about half an hour until ringing Kat to find out what was wrong. There was no answer so ...

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