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But there is some good news...

Question:	But there is some good news...
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July 9, 2012, 7:49 p.m.

anamnezina

1 posts

Hi everybody,
I'm a newcomer here and I'm not sure about the form of the question.
In my lesson "Being Perfect" (from Spotlight) was the frase: But there is some good news...
Why THERE IS, not THERE ARE?

July 9, 2012, 8:39 p.m.

dcbaok

43 posts

"Is" is singular because "news" is singular. It does have a plural ending but it's really a mass noun like "water" or "stuff".

The news is good, the water is cold, the stuff is sticky, the apples are delicious.

Hope this helps!

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