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The following sentence contains an obligatory context for the un contractible copula BE (am, are, is, was, were):

"We were wondering where your Play station was"
A. True
B. False

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The sentence 'We were wondering where your PlayStation was' is true as an example of an obligatory context for the uncontractible copula BE (am, are, is, was, were) because 'was' serves as the main verb followed by an adverbial of place. The correct answer is A. true.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement 'The following sentence contains an obligatory context for the uncontractible copula BE (am, are, is, was, were): "We were wondering where your PlayStation was."' is True.

When the copula BE serves as the main verb in a sentence, it is often followed by an adverbial of time or place, an adjectival, or a noun phrase.

In the given sentence, 'was' is the main verb and is followed by the phrase 'where your PlayStation was', which acts as an adverbial of place, indicating the location of the PlayStation.

Additionally, the sentence also illustrates a passive voice construction where the subject is 'we' (the ones doing the wondering), and 'where your PlayStation was' is what is being wondered about, showing that the subject is not taking action but is in a state of contemplation, another characteristic context for the copula BE.

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