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Questions about the existential "there," as found in phases like "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."

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"There is/are more than one". What's the difference?

Generally, when you are referring to a single thing, one uses 'is'; when referring to a plural, you should use 'are'. It applies here too, you just need to think about it. There are more than one spe …
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