There is\are

[Tdol]

[RonBee]

I see a difference between a couple and a couple of things.

:)

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by tdol

There are a couple of things....

a couple of things = two things

'things', plural, is the object, so the verb 'are' is plural, too.

:D

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by Casiopea

There are a couple of things....

a couple of things = two things

'things', plural, is the object, so the verb 'are' is plural, too.

:D

That's the difference. :D

We say a couple is. (That is because couple is seen as a unit, while a couple of phrases are construed as plural.) Example:

• A couple is two.

:wink:

[Tdol]

In colloquial BE, the singular form is very common and, living in London, I have found myself saying it. It's another example of us being lax with singular and plural.

[RonBee]

I've been thinking about this one and wondering which really is used more often--is or are. I think it is a bit muddled. I think here (USA) we most often use are with couple. On the other hand, it seems that with pair we most often use is.

• There are a couple of people in the room.
  There are a couple of dogs running down the street.
  There is a pair of scissors in the drawer.
  There is a pair of socks on the bed.

Interesting.

:)

[Edited to put the "are" in the first sentence.]

[Casiopea]

There's a pair of socks in the drawer.
There's a unit in the drawer.

There's a couple of pairs of socks in the drawer.
There are several units.

They're a pair of thieves.
They're a couple of thieves.

:wink:

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by Casiopea

There's a pair of socks in the drawer.
There's a unit in the drawer.

There's a couple of pairs of socks in the drawer.
There are several units.

They're a pair of thieves.
They're a couple of thieves.

:wink:

The first pair: both singular. The second pair: both plural? ("There's" is increasingly being used to mean "They are".) The third pair: both singular.

What's the rule? Is there a rule?

:)

[Luzkos]

Well, what is correct??? Is or are? Please reply.
Have a nice day.

[Omar!]

So , what is the correct . You haven`t give us the correct answer yet !

I selected ( are) cause of ( things ) which is plural :) .

I`m I true or false