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Makiasan Posted 13 years ago
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There are a ... and a ...

There are an amusement park and a nightclub in the mall.

Is this sentence correct? I'd like to know if it is okay to use the verb 'are' not 'is'.
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Makiasan Is this sentence correct? I'd like to know if it is okay to use the verb 'are' not 'is'. Yes, you may.

— Mister Micawber

  • Makiasan Is this sentence correct?
  • I'd like to know if it is okay to use the verb 'are' not 'is'.
  • Yes, you may.
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MakiasanIs this sentence correct? I'd like to know if it is okay to use the verb 'are' not 'is'.
Yes, you may.
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I hear people say is in such sentences... That's what I do as well... I'm not sure if it's alright though...
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Thank you very much, Mister Micawber!

Maki
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Perfect StrangerI hear people say is in such sentences... That's what I do as well... I'm not sure if it's alright though...
They are both OK.
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Makiasan There are an amusement park and a nightclub in the mall.Is this sentence correct? I'd like to know if it is okay to use the verb 'are' not 'is'.Thank you.
I would use "is". I would go so far as to say that "are" sounds wrong to my ear. Opinions seem to vary on this. There is a long previous thread here:

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Thank you so much for the link, GPY. I'll think as Teo shows in there; which is

1. There ____ one small park and two schools in our neighborhood. (a) is (b) are
2. There ____ two small parks and one school in our neighborhood. (a) is (b) are
Answers:
1. Formally:b. Informally:a
2. b
Maki
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