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Anonymous  +  414649 Wed, 05 Sep 07 06:43 PM
Hi,

Assuming strings is a plural and not being thought of as a group, which of the following would be correct?

There has to be strings attached.

There have to be strings attached

Thanks
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Philip  +  414722 Wed, 05 Sep 07 09:48 PM
 Anonymous wrote:
Hi,

Assuming strings is a plural and not being thought of as a group, which of the following would be correct?

There has to be strings attached.

There have to be strings attached

Thanks
With the introductory "there", you will find both singular and plural verb.  Technically, it should be in the plural, to my ear.
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