There + To Be
Don’t start a sentence with "there" and a form of the verb "to be":
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There is
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There are
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There were
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There was
These constructions hide the true subject and verb of the sentence, resulting in weaker writing.
How To Avoid There Is
To avoid the "there is" construction, try:
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To remove "there is."
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To move the true subject and verb from the end of the sentence.
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To create a subject for the sentence.
For example:
There are multiple variables that store the result.
To remove the "there are," you could do any of the following, depending on the context of your sentence:
Multiple variables store the result. The `x` and `y` variables store the result. You can store the result in multiple variables. Store the result in multiple variables.
For more examples, see the Google Tech Writing course.