Why has there gathered?
Hi, everyone.
Could you tell me whether the following sentences are correct? And if they are incorrect, could you tell me the reason?
There has gathered so many people (in/at?) the town square.
Why has there gathered a lot of people (at/in?) the town square?
Tonight, there has come a lot of people in our city from New York.
Thanks!
Top answer
Your use of the existential there construction with verbs like come and gather is so very unusual that it would be better to leave it out and rephrase the sentence. Here are the sentences you need: A lot of people have gathered in the town square. A lot of people in our city have come from New York.
- Your use of the existential there construction with verbs like come and gather is so very unusual that it would be better to leave it out and rephrase the sentence.
- Here are the sentences you need: A lot of people have gathered in the town square.
- A lot of people in our city have come from New York.
- CJ
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Your use of the existential there construction with verbs like come and gather is so very unusual that it would be better to leave it out and rephrase the sentence. Here are the sentences you need:
A lot of people have gathered in the town square.
A lot of people in our city have come from New York.
CJ
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