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It was unopened.",[37],{"id":38,"blankNumber":21,"options":39},"019fc2c4-b632-7a65-82aa-32c7e75f728c",[40,43],{"id":41,"optionText":42,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-b632-79dd-82aa-32c7e6aff8d6","There",{"id":44,"optionText":45,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-b632-7a21-82aa-32c7e755e061","It is marked urgent in red ink.",{"id":47,"sentenceTemplate":48,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":49,"exampleSentence":50,"blanks":51},"019fc2c4-b632-7c5d-82aa-32c7e9e53d0b","You are introducing two available seats and pointing to their position. Build the sentence: __1__","The first 'there' introduces the two chairs, while the second locative 'there' points to their position. 'It are' cannot introduce a plural noun.","There is a spare key there, on the top shelf.",[52],{"id":53,"blankNumber":21,"options":54},"019fc2c4-b632-7bf1-82aa-32c7e938fe94",[55,58],{"id":56,"optionText":57,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-b632-7b55-82aa-32c7e83834da","There are two empty chairs there, next to the window.",{"id":59,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-b632-7bad-82aa-32c7e88dcbd7",{"id":61,"sentenceTemplate":62,"displayOrder":63,"explanation":64,"exampleSentence":65,"blanks":66},"019fc2c4-b632-7dc9-82aa-32c7ec297a2e","The signed form arrived during the morning audit, not at another time. 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With the plural noun, use 'appear'; 'It appear' is not grammatical.","There appears to be an error in the address.",[82],{"id":83,"blankNumber":21,"options":84},"019fc2c4-b632-7ecd-82aa-32c7ee065f49",[85,88],{"id":86,"optionText":87,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-b632-7e49-82aa-32c7ec5f7882","There appear to be two errors on this page.",{"id":89,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-b632-7e8d-82aa-32c7ed5a927f",{"id":91,"sentenceTemplate":92,"displayOrder":93,"explanation":94,"exampleSentence":95,"blanks":96},"019fc2c4-b633-7112-bd08-b1bfd7aa5a0d","Introduce an unexplained sound, then say what happened to that known sound: __1__",5,"'There was' introduces the singular noise, and 'it' then refers back to that known sound; plural 'were' cannot replace either subject or agree with 'a strange noise'.","There was a flash outside, but it disappeared immediately.",[97],{"id":98,"blankNumber":21,"options":99},"019fc2c4-b633-70a6-bd08-b1bfd7a54c89",[100,103],{"id":101,"optionText":102,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-b633-7016-bd08-b1bfd7121894","were",{"id":104,"optionText":105,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-b633-7062-bd08-b1bfd718662c","There was a strange noise upstairs, but it stopped quickly.",{"id":107,"sentenceTemplate":108,"displayOrder":109,"explanation":110,"exampleSentence":111,"blanks":112},"019fc2c4-b633-72aa-bd08-b1bfd96ffe33","The reports differ in two places, but the cause is uncertain. 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Introduce the person, then identify them: __1__",7,"'There is' announces someone's presence; 'it is' identifies the person at the door.","There is a woman at reception; it's the new accountant.",[128],{"id":129,"blankNumber":21,"options":130},"019fc2c4-b633-73b2-bd08-b1bfdab2639e",[131,134],{"id":132,"optionText":133,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-b633-732e-bd08-b1bfd9e47649","are",{"id":135,"optionText":136,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-b633-7372-bd08-b1bfda8a4e39","There is someone at the door; it is the building manager.",{"id":138,"sentenceTemplate":139,"displayOrder":140,"explanation":141,"exampleSentence":142,"blanks":143},"019fc2c4-b633-754a-bd08-b1bfdda63f66","An old map shows a fountain in the square, but it was removed years ago. Build the past-existence sentence: __1__",8,"'There used to be' introduces something that existed in the past but no longer exists. The fixed past form is 'used', not 'uses'.","There used to be a market beside the old station.",[144],{"id":145,"blankNumber":21,"options":146},"019fc2c4-b633-750e-bd08-b1bfdd5a1c21",[147,150],{"id":148,"optionText":149,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-b633-74ba-bd08-b1bfdbbd2485","There used to be a fountain in the square.",{"id":151,"optionText":152,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-b633-74ea-bd08-b1bfdc6889b6","uses",{"id":154,"sentenceTemplate":155,"displayOrder":156,"explanation":157,"exampleSentence":158,"blanks":159},"019fc2c4-b633-760a-bd08-b1bfdeaad563","The replacement courier arrived at noon, later than expected. 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