Is or Are

[Casiopea]

What's the difference in meaing between these two:

1. Are there any people here?
2. Is anyone here?
How would I use these questions? Can you give me an example? Thanks.

A. Is there anyone here? ('anyone' refers to people/any one person)
B. Are there any people here? (as opposed to, say, animals)

All the best, :D

[jack]

What's the difference in meaing between these ones? Can you give me an exmple how to use them?

1. There are no lives lost.
2. There is no life lost.

[Casiopea]

What's the difference in meaing between these ones? Can you give me an exmple how to use them?

1. There are no lives lost.
2. There is no life lost.

1. makes reference to individuals, each life times X people = lives, and 2. makes reference to one life or life in general.

All the best, :D

[jack]

1. There are no lives lost.
2. There is no life lost.
So it doesn't matter which one I use?

What about this? Does it matter which one I use to ask a question?
3. Are there any lives lost?
4. Is there any life lost?
What do these mean?

[jack]

What do these mean?

1. The seatle police is asking for your help.
2. The seatle polices are asking for your help.

[Francois]

There is only one police (department) at Seattle, so the first one is correct. One might imagine some context to make 2) work, but as a rule it is wrong.

FRC

[Casiopea]

There is only one police (department) at Seattle, so the first one is correct. One might imagine some context to make 2) work, but as a rule it is wrong.

FRC

Try,

in Seattle :wink:

All the best, :D

[Francois]

TY

[Casiopea]

TY

Try,

Thank you :wink:

[Francois]

Try,

You're welcome

FRC