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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

there is or there are

Hi there

Can someone help me? In the sentence: "There is (there are) one apple and an orange in the basket", I am not sure which is correct. I appreciate any help thinking the second one is correct but informally used is the first one.

Thanks for your Support,

Rolf
  

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I think the word "and" concatenates the things. So when you refer to many things and gather them using "and", they are plural. So the same is in that case.

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  • I think the word "and" concatenates the things.
  • So when you refer to many things and gather them using "and", they are plural.
  • So the same is in that case.
  • Use "are".
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I think the word "and" concatenates the things. So when you refer to many things and gather them using "and", they are plural. So the same is in that case. Use "are".
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In conversation, "There's one/an apple and one/an orange in the basket" is completely natural.
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What about in formal writing please?
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Anonymous In the sentence: "There is (there are) one apple and an orange in the basket",
There is/are one/an apple and one/an orange in the basket.
There is/are one apple and two oranges in the basket.
(For me a singular verb is stylistically neutral.)

But

There is/are o
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