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Dear Joe,

'There are an ocean of flowers.' I saw this sentence in the Internet. Is it grammatically correct? I was wondering whether 'an ocean of flowers' should be treated as singular or plural.

If it is singular, then the verb should be 'is' - There is an ocean of flowers.

Apparently, the writer consider 'an ocean of flowers' a plural subject, as the verb 'are' was used. But should it be plural when the phrase starts with 'an' ('AN ocean of...')?

Thanks!

Lone

People argue endlessly about this but for me an ocean of flowers is singular and two oceans of flowers is plural.

How about the Sea of Regrets?

Yes think an ocean of flowers is singular