Grammar: There Was/Were, Ago, Indefinite Pronouns, Because/So & So/Neither
English Grade 8 (Super Goal 2) · Unit 7: What Happened? · Lesson 7-2 · Term 1
Also known as: There was there were · Ago · Because and so · So and neither
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Lesson idea
Talk about the past with there was/were and ago; use someone, no one, nothing, anything; give reasons with because and results with so; agree with so and neither.
Key points
- There was + singular; There were + plural. Negative: There wasn't / There weren't.
- ago comes after the time: 10 minutes ago, two weeks ago.
- nothing/no one with affirmative verbs; anything in negatives and questions: I didn't hear anything.
- because = reason; so = result. Agreement: So am I / So do I / So did I (affirmative); Neither am I / Neither do I / Neither did I (negative).
Vocabulary
Lesson questions (15)
- There ____ an accident at the corner.
Answer: was - There ____ three accidents this week.
Answer: were - There ____ many cars in the street.
Answer: weren't - They saw Ahmed in his office 10 minutes ____.
Answer: ago - "Why did the driver start to shout?" – "____ he was angry."
Answer: Because - I was there, but I didn't see ____.
Answer: anything - Fortunately, ____ was hurt in the accident.
Answer: no one - Can ____ please help me?!
Answer: someone - The children are bored because there's ____ to do here.
Answer: nothing - The driver was sleepy, ____ he didn't see the stop sign.
Answer: so - She wasn't injured in the crash ____ she was wearing a seat belt.
Answer: because - A: "I'm a careful driver." B: "____"
Answer: So am I. - A: "I didn't watch the news last night." B: "____"
Answer: Neither did I. - A: "I never lose my cool." B: "____"
Answer: Neither do I. - A: "I just heard a crash." B: "____"
Answer: So did I.
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Questions about this lesson
When do we use There was and when do we use There were?
There was is for the singular and There were is for the plural: There was an accident. There were three accidents.
What is the difference between because and so?
because gives the reason: I was late because it rained. so gives the result: It rained, so I was late.
What does ago mean?
It means before now: two days ago, that is, two days before now.
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