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Ticce Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

"there is/are thought to be"

Which one is correct?


1 There is thought to be a lot of people working there.

2 There are thought to be a lot of people working there.

  

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Ticce Which one is correct? 2 There are thought to be a lot of people working there. ) that agrees with the next noun after the verb, disregarding quantifiers like "a lot of".

— CalifJim

  • Ticce Which one is correct?
  • 2 There are thought to be a lot of people working there.
  • ) that agrees with the next noun after the verb, disregarding quantifiers like "a lot of".
  • CJ
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TicceWhich one is correct?

2 There are thought to be a lot of people working there.

Generally speaking, the existential there-construction takes a verb (is, are, was, were, etc.) that agrees with the next noun after the verb, disregarding quantifiers like "a lot of".

CJ

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