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Guren Firippu Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

IS/ARE

I have heard some people saying, "There's tons of them". Isn't it supposed to be, "There are tons of them"? Please enlighten me. 
  

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Guren Firippu Isn't it supposed to be, "There are tons of them" Yes. There's a ton of them. There're tons of them.

  • Guren Firippu Isn't it supposed to be, "There are tons of them" Yes.
  • There's a ton of them.
  • There're tons of them.
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Guren FirippuIsn't it supposed to be, "There are tons of them"
Yes.
There's a ton of them.
There're tons of them.
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Thank you AlpheccaStars! Emotion: bow
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In informal spoken language, 'There's' (never 'There is') is commonly used in place of the correct 'There are'.
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Oh! So that's why. I see. Thanks fivejedjon. Emotion: smile There's just so many things to learn about the English language. I wish I could be in
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Oh gosh! I just wrote "There's so many things..". Sorry! I think it should be, "There are so many things.."
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Use the correct form for school and examination purposes. Don't worry about in in conversation (or informal writing).

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