Please let me know which one of the followings has the correct verb usage:
There is a total of...
There are a total of...
Thanks.
tc79
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Please let me know which one of the followings has the correct verb usage:
There is a total of...
There are a total of...
Thanks.
tc79
both are okayQuote:
Originally Posted by tc79
there is a total of 100 people -- grammatical concord
there are a total of 100 people -- notional concord
"There is" and "there are" are considered "dummy subjects" . They agree with the subject of the sentence which comes after them:Quote:
Originally Posted by tc79
e.g. There is a tree in my backyard.
There are many trees in my backyard.
The correct answer is :There is a total of...
e.g. There is a total of 120 students at this meeting.
There is a total of 100 people...
There are 100 people....
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