They are vs There are

[MichaelLu2000]

I saw this question in my friend’s thread post. It seems to have been shared by a English learner in Taiwan.

Which one is correct?

A: What____there behind the door?
B: ____two dogs.

1. is; There are
2. are; They are
3. is; They are
4. are; There are

The correct answer is 1, but I am wondering if we can use both 1 & 3 for this question.

Can anyone help?

 

[5jj]

Was the question not answered on your friend's post? Can you give us a link to it?

 

[MichaelLu2000]

Was the question not answered on your friend's post? Can you give us a link to it?

This is the original post: https://www.threads.net/@daniel_english_classroom?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

It’s in Chinese, but as I’ve said, the answer he provides is 1. I am wondering whether both 1 and 3 are possible.

 

[5jj]

Only #1 is correct.