If sb. told us which kinds of duck exist in this are, should we rather say that "he told us which kinds of duck there are", or that "he told us which kinds of duck are there"? Sorry to bother you for this silly question, but for some reason I find it too confusing to decide....
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2Does this answer your question? Word order in an embedded question ("She can't decide which IS the best place for it") Also Where does the verb go on this question? Is it even a reported question? and “I'm not sure what the right way is”, among others – FumbleFingers Apr 04 '20 at 12:45
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There are denotes existence/presence, but without reference to any particular place. To refer explicitly to the area in question, there needs to come after are. You could even say there are there to denote existence/presence in that particular place. – Lachlan Dominic Apr 05 '20 at 14:34
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Related. – tchrist Jun 09 '23 at 00:35