Guest  +  26041 Sun, 21 Mar 04 10:02 AM "There have been several shootings overnight", or, "There has been several shootings overnight." Which one? Please explain why. Guest

	konstantin  +  26042 Sun, 21 Mar 04 11:17 AM "have" or "has" refers to the "shootings". So "have" should be used because there have been several ( more than one ) shootings. "has" is used in singular. konstantin Joined on Thu, Mar 18 2004 Nuremberg / Bavaria / Germany New Member 18

	evatuckyta  +  26055 Sun, 21 Mar 04 04:36 PM According to my opinion, the best one is have been, because the the noun is several shootings, so you have to choose the plural form. evatuckyta Joined on Sun, Mar 21 2004 New Member 05 Plurals, Nouns

	Clive  +  942168 Wed, 14 Oct 09 06:09 PM Hi, There have been several shootings overnight. There were several shootings last night.   Please note that sentences are incorrect if they do not start with a capital and end with appropriate punctuation.   Best wishes, clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,645 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Punctuation, Writing, Sentences