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Interessant spørsmål. Jeg søkte det opp, og det var ingen bred enighet, men jeg kan sitere en senior medlem av wordreference.com:

 

 

Whether to say there is or there are depends on the notional meaning of the subject, on whether the words are written or spoken, and on the importance of the "flow" of the sentence ("there's" is faster and simpler to say than "there are" or even "there're").

If a(n) implies "one" and and means "plus", then a man and a woman = 1 + 1 = 2, which is plural.

However, if and means "with", then a man and a woman = a man with a woman = 1 (with another) = 1, which is singular. I have already mentioned other singular notions that can be expressed as "a man and a woman". With a singular notion, there is is the right choice.

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I hope all this helps you pick the right verb for your context.

Så det blir nok riktig å bruke were her. Both er jo flertall i sin natur, så det er litt rart hvis det skal bli behandla som entall.

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Was for entall, were for flertall.

 

There was a boy who lived in the woods

There were three boys who lived in the woods

 

There was a king and a queen who lived in a castle

There were two princes and princesses who lived in a Castle

 

Er du sikker på dette? Mener du da at begge disse setningene er korrekte?

 

There was a king and two queens in the castle.

There were two queens and one king in the castle.

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There was a king and two queens in the castle.

There were two queens and one king in the castle.

 

 

Jeg hadde gått for disse på en eventuell grammar-test.

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Jeg hadde gått for disse på en eventuell grammar-test.

 

 

Jeg ville sannsynligvis også ha gjort det dersom jeg ikke tenkte meg om, fordi disse høres mest naturlige ut i mitt hode. Men innlegget til victrixx tilsier vel noe annet?

 

HaxyQ: Hvorfor er ikke "a king and a Queen" = "they"?

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There was a king and two queens in the castle.

There were two queens and one king in the castle.

 

Jeg hadde gått for disse på en eventuell grammar-test.

Language is fluid and dynamic. As a native speaker myself, it just sounds right even though it ma y break old grammatical rules. You language also has general rules but with many exceptions

 

Really hard for foreigners to learn, eh?

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Language is fluid and dynamic. As a native speaker myself, it just sounds right even though it ma y break old grammatical rules. You language also has general rules but with many exceptions

 

Really hard for foreigners to learn, eh?

 

 

Do you agree that "there were a king and two queens in the castle" is correct?

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Do you agree that "there were a king and two queens in the castle" is correct?

 

 

Vi snakker fortsatt flertall, så ja. "A king and two queens" kan omtales som "they".

 

 

Så hvorfor er ikke "there were a king and a queen who lived in a castle" riktig? Vi snakker fortsatt flertall.

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Language is fluid and dynamic. As a native speaker myself, it just sounds right even though it ma y break old grammatical rules. You language also has general rules but with many exceptions

 

Really hard for foreigners to learn, eh?

 

Do you agree that "there were a king and two queens in the castle" is correct?

Yesiree! 2 Queens cinches the deal!

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