Grammar Entry 588 / 1011 60-second read

There is vs. There are

Singular versus plural existentials.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

There is many reasons to worry.

✓ Correct

There are many reasons to worry.

The ruleii

Match verb to the real subject.

With THERE IS / THERE ARE, the verb must agree with the noun that follows. Many reasons → ARE.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Look past "there" — the noun decides.

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