1 Circle the correct options. 1 The polar bears was/were in Churchill in November because there wasn't / there weren't enough food for them to eat in the river. 2 In the past, the weather was / were always cold in November and there was / there were a lot of ice on the river. 3 When it was / were colder, there was / there were seals for the polar bears to eat in the river. 4 In the past there was / there were more ice because the temperatures wasn't / weren't as high.

1. Circle the correct options.

1 The polar bears was/were in Churchill in November because there wasn't / there weren't enough food for them to eat in the river.

В предложении речь идёт о полярных медведях во множественном числе, поэтому используем форму глагола "were". Так как причина в единственном числе - еды было недостаточно, то выбираем форму "there wasn't".

2 In the past, the weather was / were always cold in November and there was / there were a lot of ice on the river.

Так как речь идёт о погоде в единственном числе, то выбираем форму "was". Так как речь идет о множественном числе льда, то выбираем форму "there were".

3 When it was / were colder, there was / there were seals for the polar bears to eat in the river.

Выбираем форму "were", так как речь идёт о colder во множественном числе. Так как речь идет о множественном числе тюленей, то выбираем форму "there were".

4 In the past there was / there were more ice because the temperatures wasn't / weren't as high.

Выбираем форму "there were", так как речь идёт о множественном числе ice. Так как речь идет о множественном числе temperatures, то выбираем форму "weren't".

Ответ: 1. were, there wasn't. 2. was, there were. 3. were, there were. 4. there were, weren't.