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Yellowstarstruck Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
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Well a hairy issue in English grammar.
1. There is a boy and a girl in the car.
2. There are a boy and a girl in the car.
Are both correct? I believe many natives say 1 often. What about There's a boy a girl in the car?
3. There is a pen and pencils over there.
4. There are a pen and pencils over there.
Are both correct? I believe 3 is common with native speakers
5. There is an army over there
6. There are an army over there.
7. There is a soccer team over there.
8. There are a soccer team over there.
Which is correct? I heard british english uses are.
Cheers Fulvio
1. There is a boy and a girl in the car.
2. There are a boy and a girl in the car.
Are both correct? I believe many natives say 1 often. What about There's a boy a girl in the car?
3. There is a pen and pencils over there.
4. There are a pen and pencils over there.
Are both correct? I believe 3 is common with native speakers
5. There is an army over there
6. There are an army over there.
7. There is a soccer team over there.
8. There are a soccer team over there.
Which is correct? I heard british english uses are.
Cheers Fulvio
Top answer
5. There is an army over there 6. There are an army over there.
- 5.
- There is an army over there 6.
- There are an army over there.
- 7.
- There is a soccer team over there.
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5. There is an army over there
6. There are an army over there.
7. There is a soccer team over there.
8. There are a soccer team over there.
Among these, I think No. 5 and No. 7 are correct.
6. There are an army over there.
7. There is a soccer team over there.
8. There are a soccer team over there.
Among these, I think No. 5 and No. 7 are correct.
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yellowstarstruck1. There is a boy and a girl in the car.Yes.
2. There are a boy and a girl in the car.
Are both correct?
yellowstarstruck3. There is a pen and pencils over there.Yes.
4. There are a pen and pencils over there.
Are both correct?
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The grammar issue is simple and is called "collective nouns" .
Therefore :
ALL 5,6,7,8 are correct.
"Army" - singular noun, accompanying verb is also singular.
"Army"- PLURAL noun ( referring to all the soldiers/members) - corresponding verb is also plural.
Therefore :
ALL 5,6,7,8 are correct.
"Army" - singular noun, accompanying verb is also singular.
"Army"- PLURAL noun ( referring to all the soldiers/members) - corresponding verb is also plural.
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