Which is the right There “seem” / “seems” to be?

Question

I was writing an essay when I became confused.

My question is which sentence is the right one?

There seem to be two main causes of long-distance relationships.

or

There seems to be two main causes of long-distance relations.

Which one is correct?

eefar · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-06 18:23:58Z

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Depending on noun here the correct option is

There seem to be two main causes of long-distance relationships.

If the sentence had singular noun, "seem" would be used.

There seems to be one cause of long-distance relationships.

answered Mar 6 at 18:23

eefar

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So you mean if the sentence was "There seems to be two main causes of long-distance relationship." This would be the right option, right? – Hasan Petek Mar 6 at 18:50
No, if the sentence is "There seems to be two main causes of long-distance relationship." then it is incorrect, it should be "There seem to be two main causes of long-distance relationship." – eefar Mar 6 at 18:57
(Correct answer, but not expressed very well in my opinion...) – Richard Z Apr 5 at 19:04

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