gorikaz
Member
- Joined
- Aug 7, 2005
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Japanese
- Home Country
- Japan
- Current Location
- Japan
Example 1: There is a sofa in the living room.
Example 2: There are sofas in the living room.
I understand "a singular noun" comes after "There is" and "plural nouns" after "There are".
However, how about in the following case in which a conjunction "and" comes in between nouns.
Example 3: There is a sofa, a chair, and a table in the living room. (Is this correct??)
Example 4: There are a sofa, a chair, and a table in the living room.
I used to think that Example 4 was grammatically correct since there are three (not, one!) items
mentioned in its sentence. Is my understanding wrong?
Example 2: There are sofas in the living room.
I understand "a singular noun" comes after "There is" and "plural nouns" after "There are".
However, how about in the following case in which a conjunction "and" comes in between nouns.
Example 3: There is a sofa, a chair, and a table in the living room. (Is this correct??)
Example 4: There are a sofa, a chair, and a table in the living room.
I used to think that Example 4 was grammatically correct since there are three (not, one!) items
mentioned in its sentence. Is my understanding wrong?