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Stephenlearner Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
A question about 'here'
Hi, could you help me with this question?
(A speaker referred to the cars near him)
1) There are three cars here;
2) Here are three cars.
I think 1) is probably correct grammatically, but it is wordy in my opinion.
2) is brief, but I am not certain of its correctness, since I haven't found such usage of here in my dictionary.
Thanks
(A speaker referred to the cars near him)
1) There are three cars here;
2) Here are three cars.
I think 1) is probably correct grammatically, but it is wordy in my opinion.
2) is brief, but I am not certain of its correctness, since I haven't found such usage of here in my dictionary.
Thanks
Top answer
The second is correct but common usage would depend on context. The first is common; it identifies there are three cars in a place, presumably in the same place as you. "
- The second is correct but common usage would depend on context.
- The first is common; it identifies there are three cars in a place, presumably in the same place as you.
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The second is correct but common usage would depend on context.
The first is common; it identifies there are three cars in a place, presumably in the same place as you.
The second does the same, but expects more now that you've called them out: "There are three cars here; only one is a hybrid."
The first is common; it identifies there are three cars in a place, presumably in the same place as you.
The second does the same, but expects more now that you've called them out: "There are three cars here; only one is a hybrid."
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I beg your pardon; I should have used your words.
"Here are three cars; yet only one is a hybrid."
"Here are three cars; yet only one is a hybrid."
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