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Tuấn Anh Nguyễn 1356 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

There is/ There are ...

Hi guys!!
I've a little problem with this grammar point.

Could I say " There is an oven, a stove and a sink in the kitchen."

Or I would say " There are an oven, a stove and a sink in the kitchen."

Thanks a lot for answering my question :">

  

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" Both are accepted. When you have a series of nouns after existential there, and the first of them is singular, you can use either the singular or the plural form of the verb. CJ

— CalifJim

  • " Both are accepted.
  • When you have a series of nouns after existential there, and the first of them is singular, you can use either the singular or the plural form of the verb.
  • CJ
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Tu?n Anh Nguy?n 1356Could I say " There is an oven, a stove and a sink in the kitchen."Or I would say " There are an oven, a stove and a sink in the kitchen."

Both are accepted. When you have a series of nouns after existential there, and the first of them is singular, you can use either the singular or the plural form of the verb.

CJ

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