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Yoong Liat wrote: There is a dog and two cats in his house. There are a dog and two cats in his house. Which is the correct sentence or are both okay? Hi Yoong Liat (should I say 'Hi Yoong' or 'Hi Liat'?) Let's start with a couple of links to my favourite sources: ...

Hi, it's me, Ralf, the starter of this thread. Thanks for your answers so far. A post in another thread pointed me to the "American Heritage - Book of English Usage", where I found this section : According to the standard rule, when the pronoun there precedes a verb such as be, seem, or...