Two classes of the opening There should be avoided.
The first is the same as the first class of the opening
It.
| There are some buildings that will... |
CHANGE TO |
Some buildings will... |
| There are some people who are... |
CHANGE TO |
Some people are... |
The second class relegates what might precede the
verb to less prominence after the verb.
| There is nothing wrong with the opening
there, unless there are too many there's in evidence. |
CHANGE TO
|
Nothing is wrong with the opening there
unless too many there's are evident. |
Note that such rescues are not always felicitous: There
are two reasons should not be changed to Reasons are two
or to Two reasons exist.
