Does one use "is" or "are" in a question without a number, but implying a quantity
I think that this may be more a matter of style than grammar
Example:
"Is there more than one?"
vs ""Are there more than one?"
In that example "is" sounds right to me. The quantity is implied, but unspecified.
The question arose because of this sentence:
"Should I do it even if there is more than one?"
or "Should I do it even if there are more than one?"
Thanks for your help.
Top answer
" That is the correct question. Here are some possible answers. No, there isn't.
- " That is the correct question.
- Here are some possible answers.
- No, there isn't.
- There's just the one.
- Yes, there is more than one, but I don't know how many there are.
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grape cat 497"Is there more than one?"
That is the correct question.
Here are some possible answers.
No, there isn't. There's just the one.
Yes, there is more than one, but I don't know how many there are.
Yes, there are exactly five.
0'more than one' always takes a singular verb.
See Rule 10 at the following link:
https://www.touro.edu/departments/writing-center/tutorials/subject-verb-agreement/
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