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23 Mar 2023
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which one is correct? : " there are hundreds of people here " or " there 's hundreds of people here "
which one is correct? : " there are hundreds of people here " or " there 's hundreds of people here "
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“There are” is correct.
“There are a lot of people here.” (Plural)
“There is someone here.” (Singular)
The exception is if you are saying “you.” You always use “are” with you, even if it’s just one person.
“You are here.”
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"there's" is commonly used in speech and informal writing as a contraction of "there are"
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