Jawaban:
There were not many people in the place.
There was an old lion in the cage.
There was a giraffe in the zoo.
There were not many bears in that place.
There were monkeys on the trees.
There were penguins in Antarctica.
There was a gift shop in that mall.
Penjelasan:
There were --> digunakan jika benda yang disebutkan jumlahnya lebih dari satu
There was --> digunakan jika benda yang disebutkan hanya satu
Was/were --> 'to be' dlm bentuk lampau.
Arti There was/were sendiri utk kalimat-kalimat diatas kurang lebih adalah '(Dulu) ada/terdapat'
Contohnya:
There were not many books on the shelf (Nggak ada banyak buku di atas rak tadi) --> sekarang jumlah bukunya bertambah
- There was a book on the shelf (Ada sebuah buku di atas rak tadi) --> sekarang bukunya sdh tidak ada
Hope it helps!