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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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there is / there are

Hi,

I need your help.

Which is correct and explain, please ?: There is / There are interesting culture, cheap clothes and warm.

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Anonymous There is / There are interesting culture, cheap clothes and warm. There is/are interesting culture, cheap clothes, and warm weather. In a "there" construction with a list of items, the first item of which is singular, either "is" or "are" ("was" or "were" in the past) is possible.

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  • Anonymous There is / There are interesting culture, cheap clothes and warm.
  • There is/are interesting culture, cheap clothes, and warm weather.
  • In a "there" construction with a list of items, the first item of which is singular, either "is" or "are" ("was" or "were" in the past) is possible.
  • Personally I use "is"/"was".
  • If the list begins with a plural, "are" ("were") must be used.
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AnonymousThere is / There are interesting culture, cheap clothes and warm.
There is/are interesting culture, cheap clothes, and warm weather.

In a "there" construction with a list of items, the first item of which is singular, either "is" or "are" ("was" or "were" in the past) is possible. Personally I use "is"/"was".

If the list begins with
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