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There is a bottle and a book on the desk.
There are a bottle and a book on the desk.
There is an orange and two apples in the basket.
There are an orange and two apples in the basket.
Are the above sentences correct?
There are a bottle and a book on the desk.
There is an orange and two apples in the basket.
There are an orange and two apples in the basket.
Are the above sentences correct?
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Yes; it just depends on how far ahead the reader is thinking. ) two apples and an orange in the basket.
- Yes; it just depends on how far ahead the reader is thinking.
- ) two apples and an orange in the basket.
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Yes; it just depends on how far ahead the reader is thinking. The only permutation that might give pause is this:
There are (There's?) two apples and an orange in the basket.
There are (There's?) two apples and an orange in the basket.
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