I guess there’s 2 things. One is people being picky about ‘They are’ vs. ‘There are’ and the second is that they’ve probably not shown a very wide variety
My subconscious autocorrected that the first time I read it. It was only after reading your comment and going back to look again that I realized they had not written “There are”.
I see it. “There are” and “they are” are different sentences with slightly different meanings. Writing this way is correct and I think you’ll find it’s common in older children’s books and even adult books. Tolkien wrote often in this way that sounds clunky to the modern ear. I read a lot of older writing so to me it sounds more familiar and correct even.
They are. What’s the problem?
Like honestly, it’s a simple present tense sentence, talking about those airplanes right next to it. They are so many kinds!
I guess there’s 2 things. One is people being picky about ‘They are’ vs. ‘There are’ and the second is that they’ve probably not shown a very wide variety
My subconscious autocorrected that the first time I read it. It was only after reading your comment and going back to look again that I realized they had not written “There are”.
I see it. “There are” and “they are” are different sentences with slightly different meanings. Writing this way is correct and I think you’ll find it’s common in older children’s books and even adult books. Tolkien wrote often in this way that sounds clunky to the modern ear. I read a lot of older writing so to me it sounds more familiar and correct even.
Who is so many airplanes?
Look in your left hand.
But they aren’t, then. That’s one kind of plane, which technically isn’t even called an airplane, because it’s a jet plane.
Yeah, okay, clever. All different brands and configurations.