With a compound noun phrase having a singular first element, either singular or plural is possible. There is a cat and a dog in the kitchen. There are a cat and a dog in the kitchen. There is a cat and some dogs in the kitchen. There are a cat

Is the verb after there always a plural or singular form? It can be either singular or plural. It depends on the following noun phrase. There is a seat. There are seats. There has to be a seat. There have to be seats. With a compound noun phrase

I would say that 'more than one' requires a singular noun so the third sentence is incorrect (in my view). In the first sentence 'more than one subject' is the subject of the sentence (in singular) so it should be correct.

Hi ecopsy, 1. This would work in the right context - describing a performance in the theater, for example. 2. This doesn't make sense - good trains on THEM could work if there were, for example, playing cards with different designs on

Is "more" the subject? Yes, in my opinion. is it considered singular or plural? Plural in this case. The agreement is usually made with the noun phrase after than . CJ

I have always known that after an indefinite pronoun, namely "everyone," "somebody" etc, the correct possessive pronoun to be used is "their." E.g.: Everyone should always do their best. However, the "Canadian

According to what I learned, that is only applicable to subjects using constructs such as 'either or'. Either the dog or the cat is leaving. Either the dogs or the cats are leaving. Eiter the cat or the dogs are leaving. Either the dogs or

1) 'There are a series' is actually the main clause is it not? The prep phrase is not needed as there is a subject and verb with its complement, 'series' is this correct? Indeed, you are right that the prep. phrase is not

People is already plural. It's like "children." The child's request for ... The children's request for... The person's request for... The people's request for... The people's deman for freedom...

Hi there. I'm a bit confused with these patterns. Could someone explain me in black and white? Some ways I know are: such + noun phrase. We didn't expect such weather. Do I need to insert "a" here (a weather) and why? such +