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Cake day: September 24th, 2023

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  • There is an epidemic of people mixing up the usage of the words “is” and “are”. Use “are” as the general catchall word.

    For third person singular subjects use “is”.

    There is a game. There are games.

    Uncountable things use “is”.

    There is the forest. There are the trees.

    Are there people? Is there a person.

    Are we there yet. Is our destination close?

    If the subject uses a definite number use “are”.

    The team is going to the game.

    The fourteen players are going to the game.