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Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

There

There has to be seats. Or

There have to be seats.

Is the verb after there always a plural or singular form?
  

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pleasehelp Is the verb after there always a plural or singular form? It can be either singular or plural. It depends on the following noun phrase.

— CalifJim

  • pleasehelp Is the verb after there always a plural or singular form?
  • It can be either singular or plural.
  • It depends on the following noun phrase.
  • There is a seat.
  • There are seats.
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pleasehelpIs the verb after there always a plural or singular form?
It can be either singular or plural. It depends on the following noun phrase.

There is a seat.
There are seats.
There has to be a seat.

There have to be seats.

With a compound noun phrase having a singular first element, either singular or plural is possible
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CalifJimWith a compound noun phrase having a singular first element, either singular or plural is possible.

There is a cat and a dog in the kitchen.
There are a cat and a dog in the kitchen.
There is a cat and some dogs in the kitchen.
There are a cat and some dogs in the kitchen.
Which is the compound noun?
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pleasehelpWhich is the compound noun?
There are no compound nouns. The compound noun phrases are underlined below.

There is a cat and a dog in the kitchen.
There are a cat and a dog in the kitchen.
There is a cat and some dogs in the kitchen.
There are a cat and some dogs in the kitchen.

CJ
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