The one thing I will insist on is the use of is/are. It’s pretty simple, if referring to a countable set, use “are”. E.g. there are four turtles in my sewer. You would not say “there are too much shit on this webpage”, because that shit is uncountable.
There are vague cases. A band could be a singular entity or a group of countable members, and whichever you use would come with a shading of connotation about that. “The band are all upset about this deal… The band isn’t taking its roadies for granted.”
How do you feel when there’s a contraction? Would you be okay with There’s four turtles in my sewer or would you insist on There’re four turtles in my sewer?
The one thing I will insist on is the use of is/are. It’s pretty simple, if referring to a countable set, use “are”. E.g. there are four turtles in my sewer. You would not say “there are too much shit on this webpage”, because that shit is uncountable.
Some things work differently between dialects of English. For example “the band is” (it is) vs “the band are” (they are).
There are vague cases. A band could be a singular entity or a group of countable members, and whichever you use would come with a shading of connotation about that. “The band are all upset about this deal… The band isn’t taking its roadies for granted.”
There are too many shit on this webpage.
How do you feel when there’s a contraction? Would you be okay with There’s four turtles in my sewer or would you insist on There’re four turtles in my sewer?
I only insist on this point of grammar for myself and to my kid, who is still young enough to need instruction on grammar.
As a matter of style, I don’t prefer there’re in written form, but it’s fine spoken. But yes, I do stand on the point even with contractions.