"There was two Mini Cooper parked in front of my house", or "there WERE two mini coopers"?

there were two mini coopers.

"was" indicates that there is only one...

...or alas, that you are a product of second rate educational system.

What is you trying to say here?

It depends on the subjunctive mood wise guy.
Both sentences are valid depending on the context.

Oh, this oughtta be fun. Just bookmarking. I ain't saying nothin'!

Geschwätz !

Erklären !

This thread is full of more sh*t than a manure spreader . . .

They would have said "was" in Boswell's day. But they didn't have Mini Coopers then. I think it is much more stylish that "were".

I have met plenty of young ladies who say "I were" and "we was". It is attractive to my ear. It signals that the charges won't be extortionate. Not at first anyway.

The dog **** over here smells the worst. Whew!
Where is my handkerchief?

What exactly is the "subjunctive mood" Aesop?

Has it anything to do with Underneath the Arches?

The verb can be either was or were since it is used in subjective, doubtful, hypothetical, or grammatically subordinate statement depending on the context (supposing vs unexpected), such as this example in the forum.
The best method of course is to try to avoid "there is" and its various constructions, which many authorities consider "weak."

You're so full of sh*t your eyes must be brown.

Want an example Mr. Not-so-full-of-****?
Mark Twain - If there was two birds sitting on a fence, he would bet you which one would fly first.

And you call that an authority?

I'm not the one here who is completely clueless about the use of the subjunctive in English. Here, do a little reading before you make a fool of yourself again. "Were" is the past subjunctive form of to be in English, not was.

I haven't noticed anything in particular that would suggest Region hasn't had a decent education, Fresco.

There was two boys eating oranges.
How is "There" Insertion ordered with respect to the Verb Form rules and Passive transformation in this example then?

You can do your bullshit dance to your heart's content. You're blowing smoke. That sentence is not in the subjunctive mood, and if it were, the past subjunctive form of to be in English is "were." No matter how much nonsense you make up in a failed attempt to make it look as though you know what you're talking about, that doesn't change.

A little harsh, doncha think, Setanta, considering you stopped reading after the first paragraph.



Even the first paragraph had all you would have needed, if you had [subjunctive mood] even a basic understanding of this area of language, to prevent you from making a fool of yourself.

"In Modern English the subjunctive form of a verb is in many cases the same as a corresponding indicative form, and thus subjunctives are not a very visible grammatical feature of English."

You frequently hypercorrect on this very issue because of the ignorance you've absorbed on this topic.