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Poll: ____ a couple of things wrong about that.

____ a couple of things wrong about that.

There's
There are
Either could be used.

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  • Votes: 222
  • Comments: 1
  • Added: September 2020

Comments:

Rick

The subject is “couple of things” (“there” is dummy subject), so the verb must agree with “couple of things” which is a plural collective noun.

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