Grammar

People do or people does? In normal English, people do is correct because people is usually a plural noun. Use does with a singular third-person subject such as he, she, it, or one person. So we say People do make mistakes, Some people do agree, and Do people understand? We do not normally say people…

Was there or were there? Both are correct, but the choice depends on the noun that follows. Use was there with a singular noun or an uncountable noun, and use were there with a plural noun. For example, Was there a problem? is correct because problem is singular. Were there any problems? is correct because…