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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's many problems in Iraq but it is not a terrible situation.
    Correction suggestion: There are many problems
  • There's 3 women waiting for you.
    Correction suggestion: There are 3 women
  • Here's many women waiting for you.
    Correction suggestion: Here are many women
  • There's jet skis and boats right there.
    Correction suggestion: There are jet skis
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • There're many problems in Iraq.
  • Here's the sports tourney link.
  • Now there’s a munitions factory in the town.
  • 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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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: THERE_S_MANY [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)