Usage of "there're"
I found following sentence from one of BBC articles.
What I cannot understand is why they have used "are" before "a powerful tool", though "a powerful tool" is a singular phrase. Therefore, I would really grateful if someone could provide me with an explanation about the construction.
Radar images can be difficult to interpret for the casual observer, but they're a powerful tool with which to monitor and map the Earth.
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The author is thinking of the sentence this way. eg Radar images can be difficult to interpret for the casual observer, but the use of radar imagery is a powerful tool with which to monitor and map the Earth. Clive
- The author is thinking of the sentence this way.
- eg Radar images can be difficult to interpret for the casual observer, but the use of radar imagery is a powerful tool with which to monitor and map the Earth.
- Clive
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The author is thinking of the sentence this way.
eg Radar images can be difficult to interpret for the casual observer, but the use of radar imagery is a powerful tool with which to monitor and map the Earth.
Clive
0dileepathey're a powerful tool with which to monitor and map the Earth.
Radar images are a powerful tool with which to monitor and map the Earth. (The subject is plural. The verb agrees with the plural subject.)
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