they were in the suitcase

[azz]

Cab one say
a. Confidential documents were in the suitcase.
instead of
b. There were confidential documents in the suitcase.
?

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-What are you talking about?
c. Confidential documents. They were in the suitcase.

I think (a) can be used instead of (b), but I am not entirely sure (c) works. Does it? There were some confidential documents in the suitcase.

Many thanks

 

[Yankee]

Can one say
a. Confidential documents were in the suitcase.
instead of
b. There were confidential documents in the suitcase.
?
Yes but context could change usage e,g. a. Where were the confidential documents? b. What did you find in the suitcase?
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-What are you talking about?
c. Confidential documents. They were in the suitcase. :tick:

I think (a) can be used instead of (b), but I am not entirely sure (c) works. Does it? There were some confidential documents in the suitcase.

Many thanks

Yankee.