There is a handy little word in the Spanish language. It is hay, and it means there is or there are. For example, Hay una escuela en la esquina means There is a school on the corner. Hay dos pajaros en el arbol means There are two birds in the tree. In other words, number, or singular and plural, doesn't matter in the case of hay.
In English, however, it is important for accuracy and understanding to make them agree in number. Read these two quotes from Illinois and Georgia newspapers.
A little bird told me there's some voters here.
There's so many venues in the city, and they keep building more.
These lines should read there are some voters and there are so many venues because both refer to plurals. You will be happy, as I was, to read the following correct usage in a Georgia newspaper:
There are many ways to lose.
The plural ways corresponds to the plural there are. If it isn't clear, try turning around the order, as in Some voters are there or Venues in the city are there. The meaning is different, but it helps with whether to use there is or there are. And hay, it does make a difference.
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