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A storm is coming.
The natural way of saying this is to begin the sentence with an unstressed there
This is called a sentence with introductory there, which is a very common type
of construction. Here are some examples of different verb patterns (see 718) to
show how they can be turned into sentences with introductory there, so long as
There have been two bulldozers knocking [the place] [flat]. (SVOC)
If the postponed subject [printed in bold] is plural, the verb is also in the plural
place adverb ('There is my car = My car is 'there, see 416). Introductory there is
unstressed and behaves in some ways like the subject of the sentence. A
frequent feature of <informal conversation> is the use of the singular verb
contracted form ’s attached to the preceding there, also when the following
postponed subject is plural. In both these examples the standard <written> and
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Here, because of the contracted verb form, there’s behaves as a single invariable
unit for the purposes of speech processing. There is a similar tendency to use
the formally ‘correct’ plural non-contracted forms here are, where are and how
There can act as subject in yes-no questions (see 682) and tag questions (see
There can also act as subject in infinitive clauses and -ing clauses (see 493):
this sentence
relative clause (see 686). There must be an indefinite noun phrase in the
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In this construction there can be followed by a verb other than be (such as come,
lie, stand, exist, rise). With a place adverbial in front-position, there may be
On the other side of the valley (there) rose a gigantic rock surmounted by a
The spelling there is used for two words with completely different
1 adverb of place
2 introductory subject
sentences beginning there is, there are, there might be, etc. For details, ► 20.