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Inggris Posted 11 years ago
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There’s
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/syrian-refugees-not-keen-to-move-to-canada-immediately-ottawa-says/article27561756/
"Canada is finding that many Syrian refugees are reluctant to travel so far afield, a stumbling block as the country works to identify thousands of newcomers to bring here within a matter of months.
.............................Immigration Minister John McCallum said Canada can still meet its targets despite reluctance among some.
“There’s about four millions refugees that we can draw on. And so if a smaller percentage wants to come, we just contact more,” he told reporters in Surrey, B.C. ..........................................."
Is "there's instead of "there're" used correctly in that sentence?
"Canada is finding that many Syrian refugees are reluctant to travel so far afield, a stumbling block as the country works to identify thousands of newcomers to bring here within a matter of months.
.............................Immigration Minister John McCallum said Canada can still meet its targets despite reluctance among some.
“There’s about four millions refugees that we can draw on. And so if a smaller percentage wants to come, we just contact more,” he told reporters in Surrey, B.C. ..........................................."
Is "there's instead of "there're" used correctly in that sentence?
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"There's"(in contracted form) is considered acceptable for colloquial speech and informal contexts. q=There+is%2C+there%E2%80%99s+and+there+are inggris there're That's even more controversial. "
- "There's"(in contracted form) is considered acceptable for colloquial speech and informal contexts.
- q=There+is%2C+there%E2%80%99s+and+there+are inggris there're That's even more controversial.
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"There's"(in contracted form) is considered acceptable for colloquial speech and informal contexts.
Have a look at this:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/there-is-there-s-and-there-are?q=There+is%2
Have a look at this:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/there-is-there-s-and-there-are?q=There+is%2
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