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shifaniya
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There is or there are
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Which is correct of these sentences?
There is a boy and a girl in the classroom.
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There are a boy and a girl in the classroom.
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5 Jun 2013
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korova-daisy
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There is a boy and a girl in the classroom. BUT There are 2 children in the classroom/ The choice of is/are depends on the of the first word after the construction with there. If it is singular ( a.../one..) - use is.is. If it is plural (Ns) - use are.
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5 Jun 2013
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mohamedthabet
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I think it should be "there are" as the following subject (boy and girl) is plural, but may be the native speakers would prefer the singular "is" or say it �s the more common. Looking forward to their reply.
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5 Jun 2013
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Peter Hardy
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Yes, there is. The full sentence would be: There is a boy and there is a girl in the classroom. But as English speakers are like the rest of us, a bit lazy, we leave out the second �there is �. So we �d say "There is a boy (singular) and a girl in the classroom." Hope this helps. Cheers, Peter.
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5 Jun 2013
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mohamedthabet
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I now strongly agree with all the replies above, except mine.
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5 Jun 2013
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libertybelle
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When 2 nouns are divided by AND - they are treated as two singular entities -
therefore the answer is:
there is a boy and a girl.
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5 Jun 2013
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shifaniya
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I can agree with you all with "There is a boy and a girl". But please help me know which sentence is grammatically correct here.
A boy and a girl is in the classroom OR
A boy and a girl are in the classroom.
Please reply me soon.
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5 Jun 2013
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cunliffe
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A boy and a girl are in the bathroom. |
5 Jun 2013
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winy
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Yes, if you have the articles an or a you have to use singular, there is. |
5 Jun 2013
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afteleg
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Correct me if I �m wrong:
A sentence that begins with there is called an INVERTED SENTENCE wherein the subject is not at the beginning of the sentence. �A boy and a girl � is a compound subject, and therefore plural and should be followed by �are �
A boy and a girl are (THERE) in the classroom. There are a boy and a girl in the classroom. INVERTED (but means the same)
Unless the compound subject refers to one thing or one person like �coffee and cream � or my lover and friend, the verb that follows must be are.
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5 Jun 2013
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