New2grammar  +  307054 Mon, 25 Dec 06 06:23 AM Which of the following two sentences is correct? 1. How many meters in a kilometer? 2. How many meters are there in a kilometer? New2grammar Joined on Tue, Nov 21 2006 Veteran Member 7,676 Who wants to go sailing around the world with me?

	New2grammar  +  307059 Mon, 25 Dec 06 06:56 AM I dont really understand what you mean by internal structure . Anyway, it's good to know that both are acceptable. By the way, is the following answer to question (2) correct? There are 1000 meters in a kilometer? Or should it be: There is 1000 meters in a kilometer using the logic of "1000 meters is very long for a table", which treats meters as a single unit. New2grammar

	Inchoateknowledge  +  307062 Mon, 25 Dec 06 07:12 AM Your first sentence has no verb. Therefore, the sentence is not grammatical. It should be "There are 1000 metres in one kilometer". It means 1000 times one meter ----------------------------- 1000 meters is very long for a table 1000 metres in this sentence is considered a distance, and not 1000 times one meter. This is why the singular. Inchoateknowledge Verbs

	Goodman  +  307480 Tue, 26 Dec 06 07:53 PM # 2 is correct but I can't agree with Inch on # 1. I don't understand what you mean by "both structures are used". To me, wrong English is being used everyday? # 1 is incorrect in grammatical piont of view. How many meters in a kilometer [may be a diffiulct question for some Americans]. - Yes, in this structure, it's correct; not the way it was posted. By itself, it is not a queston, nor it's a statement. Goodman Joined on Mon, Nov 7 2005 Senior Member 3,816 The name says it all!

	Grammar Geek  +  462458 Thu, 10 Jan 08 02:11 AM How many meteres are in a kilometer? There are 1000 meteres in a kilometer. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,506 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!