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MyShirley Posted 19 years ago
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is or are

0There are a variety of courses to choose from.02br
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00There is a variety of courses to choose from.02br
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00Are they both correct?02br
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01cite10Marvin A.12cite10I would say: "There are a variety..."12blockquote
11b01font00I might as well. However, a case can be made for the singular to agree with "a variety".02font02b00 0-
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0I agree, you 01i00could 02i00make a case for it, but the feeling is more like "There are many courses." So I would say "are" as well.0-
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01cite10MyShirley12cite10There are a variety of courses to choose from.12br
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10There is a variety of courses to choose from.12br
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10Are they both correct?12br
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10Thanks12br
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10The first sentence is correct.02br
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