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Rule "Possible agreement error 'there's' + plural noun"

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Description: Possible agreement error 'there's' + plural noun
Message: Did you mean \1 are \3 \4?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • There is many problems in Iraq but it is not a terrible situation.
    Correction suggestion: There are many problems
  • There is 5 men sitting in the room.
    Correction suggestion: There are 5 men
  • Here is 5 men sitting in the room.
    Correction suggestion: Here are 5 men
  • I also read the fuel contract and realized that there is no restrictions or requirements for the letter of credit except for its amount.
    Correction suggestion: there are no restrictions
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • There are many problems in Iraq.
  • There is no mains electricity supply.
  • There is little paramedics could do for Fadil.
  • The house closest to here is two miles away.
  • There is a logs folder.
  • ... and here is a logs test for reference.
  • I think there is a books club in the town.
  • Per head of population, there is five times as much venture capital available in...
  • There is a men's and women's competition.
  • Here is a directors' resolution for Peter.
  • Here is the Citizens sheet for September.
  • Pressure increase at constant volume I noted that there is no Notices section nor Counterparts section.
  • 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.
  • 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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ID: THERE_S_MANY [4]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)