Question

【题目】There were some factories in the town in the past. （改为否定句）
There factories in the town in the past.

Answer 1

【答案】weren't；any
【解析】在含有系动词be的肯定句变否定句时，在系动词be后加not，肯定句中有some时，变否定句时将some改为any，所以答案是：weren't any。