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There are believed to be some ghosts in that house
There is believed to be some ghosts in that house
Can anyone tell me which of the to be verb is correct in this case?
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There are believed to be some ghosts in that house
There is believed to be some ghosts in that house
Can anyone tell me which of the to be verb is correct in this case?
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There are believed to be some ghosts in that house
There is believed to be some ghosts in that house
Can anyone tell me which of the to be verb is correct in this case?
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There are believed to be some ghosts in that house
There is believed to be some ghosts in that house
Can anyone tell me which of the to be verb is correct in this case?
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The predicate of this sentence 'are believed to be...' is called a modal complex predicate.
Its finite verb form must correspond with the Subject Number which is plural /ghosts/.
So the only grammatically correct sentence is 'There are believed to be...'
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The predicate of this sentence 'are believed to be...' is called a modal complex predicate.
Its finite verb form must correspond with the Subject Number which is plural /ghosts/.
So the only grammatically correct sentence is 'There are believed to be...'
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The predicate of this sentence 'are believed to be...' is called a modal complex predicate.
Its finite verb form must correspond with the Subject Number which is plural /ghosts/.
So the only grammatically correct sentence is 'There are believed to be...'
answered 1 min ago
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The predicate of this sentence 'are believed to be...' is called a modal complex predicate.
Its finite verb form must correspond with the Subject Number which is plural /ghosts/.
So the only grammatically correct sentence is 'There are believed to be...'
answered 1 min ago
user307254
62116
The predicate of this sentence 'are believed to be...' is called a modal complex predicate.
Its finite verb form must correspond with the Subject Number which is plural /ghosts/.
So the only grammatically correct sentence is 'There are believed to be...'
answered 1 min ago
user307254
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answered 1 min ago
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answered 1 min ago
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