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There are three feet of snow or there is three feet of snow?
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2016-11-12 10:07 am
I think that nearly everybody in Britain would say "There is three feet of snow". But you could say "The snow is three feet deep" which avoids all grammatical problems!
2016-11-11 9:53 pm
There is three feet of snow is correct because snow is singular.
2016-11-11 12:13 pm
is. Three feet of snow is considered a singular subject of a sentence so 'is' is the correct verb to go with it.
2016-11-14 3:12 pm
There is. The snow is considered as a single unit.
2016-11-13 11:50 pm
I think it's "is". You are not describing the "feet", but the "snow". There are 3 feet, but there is snow.
2016-11-13 2:28 pm
strictly speaking,there ARE three feet (of snow). However, we tend to look at it as "there is snow (three feet of it)", so in actual speech we often say there is three feet of snow out there. The grammar that applies really depends on how you interpret the words. We tend to see the phrase "three feet of" as an adjective phrase (something like "a lot of"). It is not, on its surface, but it definitely is in how it is used.
2016-11-12 10:44 pm
How do three feet get into the snow? Someone is missing one foot.
2016-11-12 1:31 pm
The correct answer is: "Who cares? I'm not going outside in 3 feet of snow!"
2016-11-12 6:02 am
Is
2016-11-11 12:26 pm
is
2016-11-12 8:06 am
Let me help you find the words, There "is" three feet of snow demonstrates an instance in which the object-verb match relies idiomatically on implicit rather than explicit connotation of and context for the verb.. When stating or asking how much or what measure of snow... as opposed to simply commenting about a zero &or indeterminate amount of snow (because all snow accumulation has only the comparatively minuscule amount visible by its surface appearance) the implicit part of the question or its answer is summed up in the phrasing, "What IS the quantity (quantity being singular so taking the singular, is) of snow?"
Understood thusly, it becomes clear that to say "There is three feet of snow...." is actually making the statement: There is a three-foot quantity (or measure, depth, accumulation, etc) of snow....
For those who studied grammar in the era of sentence diagramming, the notion of implicit but unspoken phrases comes as second nature.
Understood thusly, it becomes clear that to say "There is three feet of snow...." is actually making the statement: There is a three-foot quantity (or measure, depth, accumulation, etc) of snow....
For those who studied grammar in the era of sentence diagramming, the notion of implicit but unspoken phrases comes as second nature.
2016-11-11 8:13 pm
It really means there is a quantity of snow amounting to 3' in depth.
2016-11-11 6:02 pm
The first is correct because "feet" is plural and requires "are" (not "is").
2016-11-11 8:51 pm
Either, depending on the question. If asked "how many feet of snow has fallen?" then say There are 3 feet.
If asked "Is there any snow?" then reply "there is, 3 feet of it."
If asked "Is there any snow?" then reply "there is, 3 feet of it."
2016-11-14 5:08 pm
i live in florda what is a snow
2016-11-14 12:26 pm
Americans would say "is"
the British would say "are"
the british treat certain words as plural
they would say
"google are putting out a new browser"
americans would say
"google is putting out a new browser"
the British would say "are"
the british treat certain words as plural
they would say
"google are putting out a new browser"
americans would say
"google is putting out a new browser"
2016-11-14 2:07 am
There is I guess
2016-11-14 12:49 am
There is snow. "Three feet of" is an adjectival phrase.
2016-11-12 10:07 pm
IS.
"Three feet" is a single measurement.
"Three feet" is a single measurement.
2016-11-12 12:41 am
There is.
2016-11-12 7:22 am
bluebellbkk gave you a very good answer.
Feet is the plural so use the word are - There are three feet of snow or you could say four, or five etc etc. Three is the adjective here.
There is one foot of snow. This is the singular usage.
Feet is the plural so use the word are - There are three feet of snow or you could say four, or five etc etc. Three is the adjective here.
There is one foot of snow. This is the singular usage.
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