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Examples:

There's six seasons, dude.

Wouldn't it be:

There're six seasons, dude.

We are talking about multiple items; six seasons. If we refer to multiple items, we should use "Are" in most cases, no?

There's cats everywhere!

 

There's vans chasing us!

People often use the contraction "There is", plural or not. Wrong?

Examples:

There's six seasons, dude.

Wouldn't it be:

There're six seasons, dude.

We are talking about multiple items; six seasons. If we refer to multiple items, we should use "Are" in most cases, no?

There's cats everywhere!

 

There's vans chasing us!

People often use the contraction "There is", plural or not. Wrong?

Examples:

There's six seasons, dude.

Wouldn't it be:

There're six seasons, dude.

We are talking about multiple items; six seasons. If we refer to multiple items, we should use "Are" in most cases, no?

There's cats everywhere!

There's vans chasing us!

People often use the contraction "There is", plural or not. Wrong?

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Is "Are" always used with plural verbs/nouns?

Examples:

There's six seasons, dude.

Wouldn't it be:

There're six seasons, dude.

We are talking about multiple items; six seasons. If we refer to multiple items, we should use "Are" in most cases, no?

There's cats everywhere!

There's vans chasing us!

People often use the contraction "There is", plural or not. Wrong?