Is a couple of singular or plural?
You may be confusing this with “a couple”, meaning “two people who are dating, engaged or married”. That is a common term in English, and it is singular, but it cannot be followed by “of”. “A couple of” never means “a married couple”. “A couple of” always means “two of” and is plural.
Which is correct there is or there are?
The choice between the phrases there is and there are at the beginning of a sentence is determined by the noun that follows it. Use there is when the noun is singular (“There is a cat”). Use there are when the noun is plural (“There are two cats”).
Which is correct couple was or couple?
It was one couple, consisting of two people. If you say couple, it’s (supposed to be) “was”. If you say two people, it’s “were”.
Is a couple things correct?
I know “a couple of things” is grammatically correct, but I also often hear couple used without the “of”, and by educated people.
Is couple a singular?
Couple is a singular noun. When writing of a couple who are an established entity, it is more common to pair them with a singular verb (“the couple has three children, each more loathsome than the next”).
Why we use there is there are?
In English grammar we use “there is” or “there are” to talk about things we can see and things that exist. We use “there is” for singular and uncountable nouns, and we use “there are” for plural countable nouns.
Is there some or is there any?
Using “some” would imply hopefulness that the box is not empty. “Any” is used in questions usually. Hey, dusk, “there’s some typos…” needs to be changed to “there are/there’re some typos…” Typos is plural noun and needs a verb in the plural…
How many is a couple of?
two
A couple: Everyone seems to agree that “a couple” means two. If you have a couple of options, you can safely assume that you will have to choose between A and B, and only A and B. A Few: Here’s where things tend to get confusing. I’ve asked different people how many they thought the words “a few” referred to.
Is it a couple of or couple of?
It doesn’t matter whether you mean literally a couple, i.e. just two people or things, or you use “a couple of” synonymously to “a few”; it represents a plural idea, so the correct form is: correct There were just a couple of people at the party. wrong There was just a couple of people at the party.
Why do we say couple of?
The word couple literally means “two,” but it is often used to mean “an indefinite small number.” So if you were to say, “I only have a couple of dollars,” you would probably not be called out if you really had three or four.
Is Couple this or these?
“Couple” is a singular noun. A “couple” is one thing comprised of two people. As a result, you would say “Does this couple…”.
