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PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:49 am    Post subject: Which one is correct? Reply with quote

There was no significant differences between two options.

And

There were no significant differences between two options.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the 2nd is correct, because "differences" is a plural word and needs a plural verb like "were"

However you can also say: There was no significant difference between the two options. (You have to add an article like the or this, otherwiese the sentence is wrong.)
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