where there is vs where there are

Both 'where there is' and 'where there are' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Where there is' is used when referring to a singular noun or uncountable noun, while 'where there are' is used when referring to plural nouns. The choice between the two depends on the subject being discussed.

Last updated: April 06, 2024 • 223 views

This phrase is correct when referring to a singular noun or uncountable noun.

"where there is"

Use 'where there is' when the subject being discussed is singular or uncountable. It indicates the existence of something in a specific location.

Examples:

The library is where there is peace and quiet.
The kitchen is where there is delicious food.
The park is where there is a beautiful lake.

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Vegetation only grows where there is water.
And where there is light, the Ori see all.
I know where there is an other dead body.
And lastly, the Colle di Bonaria, where there is a monumental cemetery.
A valley in Sierra Leone where there is no water.
It's a place where there is no suffering.
Especially in a city where there is a guild for everything.
And where there is heroism there will always be hope.
Now go to Venezuela where there is malaria.
And where there is defeat, we will make victory.
They go where there is a good horse.
And where there is sadness, joy.
I took the jar in stock, where there is shampoo.
To bring life where there is death.
In these cases software is localized to smaller language markets where there is less competition.
Guest enter from the back where there is off-street parking.
After all, where there is state repression acts strongly.
Ceremony inside the house where there is Mascimòn.
Beautiful place where there is peace and quiet to relax and detoxify from "civilization".
It opens to the outdoor dining area where there is also a barbecue.

Alternatives:

where something is
where one is
where peace and quiet are
where delicious food is
where a beautiful lake is

This phrase is correct when referring to plural nouns.

"where there are"

Use 'where there are' when the subject being discussed is plural. It indicates the existence of multiple things in a specific location.

Examples:

The gardens are where there are many flowers.
The classrooms are where there are students learning.
The cities are where there are diverse cultures.

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Anything where there are patterns within chaos.
We have to get where there are some other people.
A place where there are no accidents.
To a place where there are not just 5-stars, but countless ones.
I know where there are bricks.
And where there are pilgrims, there is a market.
I know several schools that function perfectly well, where there are absolutely no prob...
Not so much in communities where there are white people.
A couple where there are stories.
A couple where there are just good jokes.
You're seeing murders where there are none.
A place where there are many young girls.
We found certain areas where there are differences in the water table.
Diverse specimens have been discovered in Fatehgarh, where there are several varieties of hilt.
Only 90 kilometres from Warsaw where there are fake station platforms, underground bunkers.
Go where there are my fans, make a movie and then leave again.
We only stay where there are no people.
They merely wait in a place where there are no goodbyes.
Cooperation between subpopulations is necessary for tumor propagation where there are non-autonomous initiating events.
They come in droves from Byelorussia, where there are no priests.

Alternatives:

where things are
where students are
where diverse cultures are
where many flowers are
where people are

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