Why are there no inverted commas?

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Why are there no inverted commas?

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Whereas was is the singular past tense of to be, were is used for both the third person plural past tense (they and we) and the second person past tense (you). In the past indicative, were acts similar to was. “They were at the store,” you could say, for example.

Why are "was" and "were" in the text not enclosed by inverted commas like mine in the sentence are?

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