Задание 4. Выберите правильный вариант (was или were) 1. There (was / were) a lot of noise from the street. 2. There (was / were) some nice people at the party. 3. There (was / were) a big spider in the bathroom. 4. There (was / were) twenty students in the class. 5. There (was / were) a lot of sugar in the coffee. 6. There (was / were) no buses after midnight. 7. There (was / were) an accident on the highway. 8. There (was / were) several reasons for his decision. 9. There (was / were) a strange smell in the kitchen. 10. There (was / were) two books and a pen on the desk.

1. There was a lot of noise from the street. (noise - единственное число)
2. There were some nice people at the party. (people - множественное число)
3. There was a big spider in the bathroom. (spider - единственное число)
4. There were twenty students in the class. (students - множественное число)
5. There was a lot of sugar in the coffee. (sugar - неисчисляемое, воспринимается как единственное число)
6. There were no buses after midnight. (buses - множественное число)
7. There was an accident on the highway. (accident - единственное число)
8. There were several reasons for his decision. (reasons - множественное число)
9. There was a strange smell in the kitchen. (smell - единственное число)
10. There were two books and a pen on the desk. (two books and a pen - множественное число)

Ответ: смотри решение выше