englishhobby
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I've read in some grammar books that when you ennumerate several singular nouns you should use the form THERE IS, not [STRIKE]THERE ARE[/STRIKE] (even though you are going to name a dozen of objects after this first singular noun):
There is a sofa, a TV stand and an armchair in the room. (not [STRIKE]"There ARE a sofa, a TV stand.[/STRIKE]..)
So is the following sentence grammatically correct:
There was the supervisor and the deputy head at the prospective teacher's observed lesson.
:?:
P.S. I would also appreciate your comments on the vocabulary of this sentence. It's about a trainee on his first teaching practice. Is it all right to use the phrase "the prospective teacher" for "the trainee" or "the student teacher"? How would you make this sentence sound more natural?
There is a sofa, a TV stand and an armchair in the room. (not [STRIKE]"There ARE a sofa, a TV stand.[/STRIKE]..)
So is the following sentence grammatically correct:
There was the supervisor and the deputy head at the prospective teacher's observed lesson.
:?:
P.S. I would also appreciate your comments on the vocabulary of this sentence. It's about a trainee on his first teaching practice. Is it all right to use the phrase "the prospective teacher" for "the trainee" or "the student teacher"? How would you make this sentence sound more natural?