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Eff Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

"There exist..."

Hi,

Can I use the phrase "There exist..."? I think I´ve heard it somewhere but I´m not sure if it is really used. Thank you.

There exist plenty of varieties of preparing this meal.

Or: There exists plenty of varieties. ?
  

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" There are plenty of varieties. There exist plenty of varieties [of apples]. There is plenty of variety.

— Avangi

  • " There are plenty of varieties.
  • There exist plenty of varieties [of apples].
  • There is plenty of variety.
  • There exists plenty of variety [in the approach to preparing lobster].
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The verb "to be" means "to exist," so you can often exchange "exists" for "is" and "exist" for "are" in the expressions "there is" and "there are."

There are plenty of varieties. There exist plenty of varieties [of apples].

There is plenty of variety. There exists plenty of variety [in the approach to preparing lobster].
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EffCan I use the phrase "There exist..."?
Yes, but it's more typically found in mathematics books or other scientific or philosophical contexts. Personally, I would never use it to talk about preparing a meal!

CJ
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This is so helpful! Thanks a lot!
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i think that " there exist " not used .. or not famous like " to be " .. there is (sing..) or there are (plu..) but i think this of sentences or words are correctly and we take in consideration the tense of speaking

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