Comments on: Introductory There http://www.englishpractice.com/improve/introductory/ Learn English Online / Free English Learning Resources Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:12:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: xavierry http://www.englishpractice.com/improve/introductory/comment-page-1/#comment-85 xavierry Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:01:38 +0000 http://www.englishpractice.com/?p=408#comment-85 A sentence that starts with There is is intended for singular subjects and therefore, you should also use the corresponding verb that agrees with its subject. Same as a sentence that starts with There are. It is use for plural subjects and therefore, its verb also must agree with the subject . However, I've seen a lot of writings where the writer didn't seem to follow that basic rule. And I guess there might be a lot of her/his kind that uses the same thing as well. If that happens, then there are a lot of people that needs to study simple rules in grammar first. A sentence that starts with There is is intended for singular subjects and therefore, you should also use the corresponding verb that agrees with its subject.

Same as a sentence that starts with There are. It is use for plural subjects and therefore, its verb also must agree with the subject .

However, I’ve seen a lot of writings where the writer didn’t seem to follow that basic rule. And I guess there might be a lot of her/his kind that uses the same thing as well. If that happens, then there are a lot of people that needs to study simple rules in grammar first.

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