Question

What's different about there are and there is

Answer 1

Answer:-

• The choice between the phrases there is and there are at the beginning of a sentence is determined by the noun that follows it.

• Use there is when the noun is singular (“There is a cat”). Use there are when the noun is plural (“There are two cats”).

You probably know that the choice between is vs. are depends on a noun. In most sentences, the noun comes before the verb. But in sentences that begin with there is and there are, the noun comes later.

Example:- There is a cat on the porch.

In the sentence above, cat is singular, so it requires there is.

Example:- There are many opportunities to learn at this company.

In the sentence above, opportunities is plural, so it requires there are. (Don’t let the word many throw you off—concentrate on the noun.)