There is grammar

“There is” or “there are”

The correct use of there is or there are is about the count or number that the verb refers to.

Is the subject/noun singular or plural? If the noun is plural, use ‘there are‘; when it’s singular, use there is. To understand why, let’s go over what these words are, and which parts of speech they are categorized within.

The verb is

We know that verbs are action words that describe actions.

The most basic action of all is just being (literally, the state of existing is being.)

Existing is a kind of action, though that may seem counterintuitive, the verb ‘to be‘ simply describes the state of being, or existing: ‘is’ is the first person singular form of the base verb of being, and “is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.” There are eight forms of the verb to be:

Present: am, is, are.

Simple past: was, were.

Infinitive: tobe.

Present principle: being

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