24.1.1 Introductory there Introductory there functions as formal subject not only in statements but also in questions, where the formal subject and operator are inverted In informal style, introductory there often determines subject-verb concord in an existential sentence, that is, the form of the verb is not determined by the number of the following noun phrase but by the non-plural form of the introductory word a Introductory there is different from a fronted adverb there in that it is unstressed and meaningless, while the initial adverb there is stressed and acts as an adverbial of place◼ 24.1.1 Introductory there ◼ Introductory there functions as formal subject not only in statements but also in questions, where the formal subject and operator are inverted. ◼ In informal style, introductory there often determines subject-verb concord in an existential sentence, that is, the form of the verb is not determined by the number of the following noun phrase but by the non-plural form of the introductory word. ◼ Introductory there is different from a fronted adverb there in that it is unstressed and meaningless, while the initial adverb there is stressed and acts as an adverbial of place