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there are only vs there only are

Both "there are only" and "there only are" are correct, but "There are only" is more commonly used and is the standard word order in English.
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Last updated: September 01, 2024 • 13100 views

there are only

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to emphasize the limited quantity or number of something. It is a standard word order in English.

Examples:

  • There are only three apples left.
  • There are only a few tickets available.
  • There are only two options to choose from.
  • There are only five minutes remaining.
  • There are only a couple of people who know the truth.
  • Jul 20, 2012 ... I agree with you completely: There are only two kinds of people. That's a good sentence whose verb agrees with its subject. I've also noticed ...
  • Jun 18, 2018 ... There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” ~Bruce Lee. I've written again and again about different ways ...
  • Jun 19, 2024 ... So do you have bad training where you data you trained on somehow makes you think there are only 2 r in the word strawberry? ChatGPT said ...
  • Which one is correct - " There is only us here" or "There are only us here" [duplicate] · Ask Question. Asked 8 years, 8 months ago. Modified 8 years, 8 ...
  • Oct 21, 2017 ... "There are only two plots in all of literature: 1) A person goes on a journey. 2) A stranger comes to town."
  • 3 days ago ... r/SpidermanPS4 - There are only two paths here. Upvote 2.2K Downvote 64 Go to comments
  • Mar 2, 2020 ... The stimulus here might be described as "there are only two ways that this thing could work, and one of them has never really been explained very well, so it ...
  • Jul 26, 2024 ... r/WhitePeopleTwitter - There are only 2 possible outcomes. 4.1K upvotes · 113 comments ...
  • Jul 21, 2024 ... The conclusion is that it would not be wrong to perform mining operations on Mars. We are told that there are only two ways for pollution to be wrong.
  • Feb 25, 2024 ... Are you still looking for answers where there are only questions? · Comments Section · Community Info Section · More posts you may like.

Alternatives:

  • There are just
  • There are merely
  • There are solely
  • There are exclusively

there only are

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase can be used for emphasis, but it is less common and may sound awkward to native speakers. It is not the standard word order in English.

Examples:

  • There only are a few people who can solve this problem.
  • There only are two possible outcomes.
  • There only are a couple of reasons for this decision.
  • Feb 15, 2022 ... Featured collection image size is too big when there only are two products - Dawn theme ... So i have a store with multiple collections. The ...
  • Jun 29, 2017 ... Because there only are two genders. I dismiss the existence of the rest because it is a lie. The idea that “there's more than two genders ...
  • Jun 8, 2024 ... There only are a few of white whispers sent by Aerith or Sephiroth there to do their job. Aerith and Cloud in unreal worlds are unconscious ...
  • Dec 26, 2023 ... ... there only are xiangli, thoma and dehya, first 2 have energy recharge problem and last 2 have low pyro aplication and they need burning for ...
  • Jan 28, 2016 ... But when I choose card, all artist, and it plays all the songs it says that there only are 1914 songs. When in the folder – external memory ...
  • Mar 23, 2021 ... (*) or when there only are SubD objects in the scene. Grasshopper was written long before SubD objects were introduced in Rhino and the ...
  • Considering there only are six common comparison operators = != < <= > >= I'd recommend creating a macro that houses a big case statement.
  • Aug 21, 2023 ... Why status is shown as failed even if there only are warnings in the pipeline steps for Azure Devops? Ask Question. Asked 1 year, 2 months ...
  • Aug 19, 2023 ... ex. HDD-password, bootup-password or supervisor-password. On the support-pages I only found this document, but there only are general ...

Alternatives:

  • There are only
  • There are just
  • There are merely
  • There are solely

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