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Unread Mar 5th, 2007, 08:21 pm
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Default There's four. ??

I was in class the other day and asked the student how many papers he needed. He said four and I handed the papers to him saying, "There's four."

As I walked away I started thinking about it. And, I'm so confused I don't even know what my question is, other than why is there no verb agreement to the plural '4 sheets.'

Is this form different from 'there is ...' for existance?

Am I speaking non-grammar-nessly when I say 'There's four for you.'?
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