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Hi Anon Is this sentence correct Or should it be In Serritslev there also are a school and a grocery store I would write In Serritslev there is are also a school and a grocery store Also I hope you will find the following helpful Please note that in British English it should be There is a cat and...

Hi Anon Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage The first book is on British English usage the second on American English usage 1 The Right Word at the Right Time states as follows There is an apple and pears for dessert There are apples and a pear for dessert 2 The...

Hi Ohmyrichard The following is for your information Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage The first book is on British English usage the second on American English usage The Right Word at the Right Time states as follows There is an apple and pears for dessert There...

Hi Teo I hope the following will be helpful In BrE it should be There is a cat and a dog Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage The first book is on British English usage the second on American English usage The Right Word at the Right Time states as follows There is...

Nona The Brit wrote In British English nouns such as team can be treated as either plural or singular Nona I think this is more a question of your ear being accustomed to this type of construction rather than it being good grammar To me also a British native it is unacceptable Nona The Brit...

Thanks Miriam I think that accessory is properly an adjective and can be used as such as the essential and the accessory words in a sentence In car accessories and other similar phrases the adjective has become a noun as we can easily see because of the s of the plural as opposed to the true etc...