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THERE IS or ARE
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lovemykids
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I hope I �m not confused too .
There is since they are all singular
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28 Jun 2010
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Kita19
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"There is" is the correct one  You are right, it �s because every single word is singular. It would be "There are" if the following names were in the plural.
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28 Jun 2010
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lovemykids
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You are welcome renko6, and do not worry. I guess it happens to all of us sometimes!!! We are here to help each other |
28 Jun 2010
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libertybelle
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You are listing single things - therefore they are singular and you use IS.
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28 Jun 2010
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Jaya Radhika
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As far as I know it is correct to write like this:
There is a wardrobe, a sofa, a chest of drawers and a chair.
There is a wardrobe, sofas, a chest of drawers and chairs.
There are wardrobes, a sofa.....
The most important thing , in this case, is the first word the goes right after "There is".
If the word is in singular then it should be There is,
if it �s in plural then There are..
the rest of the words don �t matter so much.
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28 Jun 2010
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