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Rule "There are (is) a ..."

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: There are (is) a ...
Message: Possible agreement error. Did you mean <suggestion>\3</suggestion>?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • There are a theory which states that the earth is flat.
    Correction suggestion: is
  • There are a dog.
    Correction suggestion: is
  • There are a monument.
    Correction suggestion: is
  • There are a blackboard, a lamp, a door, two windows...
    Correction suggestion: is
  • There exist a school for 150 pupils and a library.
    Correction suggestion: exists
  • There exist a proposition to create a beltway around the Black Sea.
    Correction suggestion: exists
  • There exist a river that runs from Pittsburgh down into West Virginia.
    Correction suggestion: exists
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • There is a dog.
  • There are a lot out there.
  • There are a minority of Kashmiris living there also.
  • There are a myriad of locations to explore.
  • There are a pair of dormers with sashes.
  • There are a class of image artifacts specific to helical acquisition.
  • There are a pair of rectangular towers supported by pillars on both ends.
  • There is a theory which states that the earth is flat.
  • There exists a river that runs from Pittsburgh down into West Virginia.
  • There are people who favor this one.
ID: THERE_VBP_NN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-06 22:33:09 +0100)