[stylist] Grammar question

[loristay at aol.com]

I'm in agreement.  The proper form is:  There are only three.


I came across an interesting poser in the newspaper the other day.  An ad said, "Brothers is ready to help you get new windows."  Brothers is?  But it turns out that "Brothers" is the name of a company.  So to say in this case, Brothers are ready... is confusing and incorrect.



The same confusion might occur in conversation.  However, dialogue that actually occurs between people is rarely completely grammatical.


So you might hear:  "There's only three."  Have the person write it down in a letter, and I expect he or she would correct the grammar.
Lori



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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:
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>There is only three of us.
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>Or
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>There are only three of us.
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