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Nika Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Plural or singular
How should I write:
In the classroom THERE ARE / THERE IS a tortoise, a parrot and a few fishes.
In the classroom THERE ARE / THERE IS a tortoise, a parrot and a few fishes.
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Hi Nika, the correct sentence is: " In the classroom, there is a tortoise, a parrot and few fishes. " in the sentence, the main part is "classroom", since u r talking about only one classroom, THERE IS, should be used. hope that helps.
- Hi Nika, the correct sentence is: " In the classroom, there is a tortoise, a parrot and few fishes.
- " in the sentence, the main part is "classroom", since u r talking about only one classroom, THERE IS, should be used.
- hope that helps.
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Hi Nika,
the correct sentence is:
" In the classroom, there is a tortoise, a parrot and few fishes. "
in the sentence, the main part is "classroom", since u r talking about only one classroom, THERE IS, should be used.
hope that helps.
the correct sentence is:
" In the classroom, there is a tortoise, a parrot and few fishes. "
in the sentence, the main part is "classroom", since u r talking about only one classroom, THERE IS, should be used.
hope that helps.
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It is no exactly because of that. If you omit the starting "in the classroom" you have to use "there is" anyways.
The reason is that the first noun after the "there + be + noun" form is SINGULAR. You say and write "there is a tortoise and two million parrots", but "there are two million parrots and a tortoise".
Hope this helps!
The reason is that the first noun after the "there + be + noun" form is SINGULAR. You say and write "there is a tortoise and two million parrots", but "there are two million parrots and a tortoise".
Hope this helps!
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