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Subject-Verb Agreement in English
Subject-verb agreement is a grammatical concept that refers to the proper matching of the subject and verb in a sentence. The basic rule is that a singular subject takes a singular verb, and a plural subject takes a plural verb. Example (singular): The cat is sleeping. Example (plural): The cats are sleeping. In these examples, cat is singular, so it takes the singular verb is, while cats is plural and takes the plural verb are. This agreement helps maintain clarity and grammatical correctness in sentences.
There is/There are
The construction there is /there are is known as an existential construction in English grammar. It is used to indicate the existence of something or someone. The there is/there are has a different structure compared to the typical subject-verb-object (SVO) sentence structure. In there is/there are sentences, the word there serves as a placeholder or dummy subject, and the real subject comes after the verb.