[stylist] Grammar question

[Brad Dunse']

I too  think it is "are". Plural rather than "is" singular.

Brad



On 9/7/2011  12:46 PM Donna Hill said...
>My thought, and I'm not sure why or if I'm wrong, is that it's The second
>one. Think of another example:
>"There are only 3 apples."
>You wouldn't say "There is only three apples."
>Continuing the conversation ...
>"How many did you say are left?"
>"I said there are only 3!"
>
>Of course, my example is a bit flawed, because in conversation, almost
>everyone would say, "I said there's only three." Lori would be able to tell
>us what kind of sentence this is, but I can't remember.
>Donna
>
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>Which is correct:
>
>There is only three of us.
>
>Or
>
>There are only three of us.
>
>Thanks,
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