There is Vs there are

[mcpchan]

Which sentence is correct,
There is a boy and a girl in the room.
There are a boy and a girl in the room.

[Teia]

Originally Posted by mcpchan

Which sentence is correct,
There is a boy and a girl in the room.
There are a boy and a girl in the room.

Use there is when the following noun[ grammatical subject] is in the singular:

There is a boy and a girl in the room.

Use there are when the following noun [grammatical subject] is in the plural:

There are some boys and a girl in the room.