Common mistake Possible agreement error 'there's' + plural noun
Common Mistakes in English Grammar
Mistake 1: Agreement errors
One of the most common grammar mistakes is incorrect subject-verb agreement. This occurs when the subject and verb in a sentence do not match in number (singular or plural). For example:
- Incorrect: There's many books on the shelf.
- Correct: There are many books on the shelf.
In the incorrect example, "there's" (contraction of "there is") is used with the plural noun "books," which requires a plural verb "are" instead of the singular "is".
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Possible agreement error 'there's' + plural noun mistake examples
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Incorrect:There's problems in Iraq but it is not a terrible situation.Correct:There are problems in Iraq but it is not a terrible situation.
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Correct:There are problems in Iraq.
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Correct:There's lots of time left.
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Incorrect:There's many problems in Iraq but it is not a terrible situation.Correct:There are many problems in Iraq but it is not a terrible situation.
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Incorrect:There's 3 women waiting for you.Correct:There are 3 women waiting for you.
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Incorrect:Here's many women waiting for you.Correct:Here are many women waiting for you.
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Incorrect:There's jet skis and boats right there.Correct:There are jet skis and boats right there.
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Incorrect:There's some things (Kenneth Lay) wasn't told," Linda Lay said.Correct:There are some things (Kenneth Lay) wasn't told," Linda Lay said.
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Correct:There're many problems in Iraq.
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Correct:Here's the sports tourney link.
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Correct:Now there’s a munitions factory in the town.
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Correct:The method is very useful in countries where there's no stocks market, and where capital markets are not sufficiently large.
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Incorrect:There is problems in Iraq but it is not a terrible situation.Correct:There are problems in Iraq but it is not a terrible situation.
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Correct:There are problems in Iraq.
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Correct:There is sometimes a problem with this rule.
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Correct:There is lots of competition.
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Correct:In addition to the power/gas exposure, there is metals exposure.
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Incorrect:There is many problems in Iraq but it is not a terrible situation.Correct:There are many problems in Iraq but it is not a terrible situation.
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Incorrect:There is 5 men sitting in the room.Correct:There are 5 men sitting in the room.
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Incorrect:Here is 5 men sitting in the room.Correct:Here are 5 men sitting in the room.
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Incorrect:I also read the fuel contract and realized that there is no restrictions or requirements for the letter of credit except for its amount.Correct:I also read the fuel contract and realized that there are no restrictions or requirements for the letter of credit except for its amount.
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Correct:There are many problems in Iraq.
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Correct:There is no mains electricity supply.
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Correct:There is little paramedics could do for Fadil.
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Correct:The house closest to here is two miles away.
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Correct:There is a logs folder.
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Correct:... and here is a logs test for reference.
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Correct:I think there is a books club in the town.
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Correct:Per head of population, there is five times as much venture capital available in...
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Correct:There is a men's and women's competition.
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Correct:Here is a directors' resolution for Peter.
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Correct:Here is the Citizens sheet for September.
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Correct:Pressure increase at constant volume I noted that there is no Notices section nor Counterparts section.
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Correct:What's happening here is that clients are being quoted one price, which is then undercut by the next provider they speak to," Sessions said, a phenomenon that has in turn led to an aggressively falling pricing policy, exacerbated by a lack of transparency in the market as a whole.
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Correct:Marc Phillips or Mike Taylor will check if there is any emissions penalty or devaluation for not declaring the shutdown immediately.
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Incorrect:There was many problems in Iraq but it is not a terrible situation.Correct:There were many problems in Iraq but it is not a terrible situation.
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Incorrect:There was some bad words when I was looking for synonyms.Correct:There were some bad words when I was looking for synonyms.
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Incorrect:Tom was sad because he knew there was only ten minutes of sunshine leftCorrect:Tom was sad because he knew there were only ten minutes of sunshine left
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Incorrect:On a similar note, we double checked all the other classes to see if there was any other classes with a similar issue.Correct:On a similar note, we double checked all the other classes to see if there were any other classes with a similar issue.
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Correct:There was little paramedics could do for Fadil.
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Correct:The guide who took us there was only ten years old.
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Correct:I was under the impression there was multiple years worth of data.
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Correct:There was no way Californians could escape by flipping off lights, turning up thermostats.
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Incorrect:It says that there is 2 writing issues in my text.Correct:It says that there are 2 writing issues in my text.
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Incorrect:It says that there was 2 writing issues in my text.Correct:It says that there were 2 writing issues in my text.
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Incorrect:Here is some great alternatives.Correct:Here are some great alternatives.
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Incorrect:There was some great alternatives.Correct:There were some great alternatives.
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Correct:I remember there was some times ago a proposition to drop the email from the subscription fields.
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Incorrect:There has been some great alternatives.Correct:There have been some great alternatives.
