I read this sentence but I'm not sure where the subject is and what I should fill. Could you tell me which one looks okay?
Throughout the state of Maine there are summer music camps, where young people and adults may study in beautiful rural settings.
Throughout the state of Maine located summer music camps, where young people and adults may study in beautiful rural settings.
Best Answer
In sentences that start with "There is/are...", the word "there" is a dummy subject and is there only because syntax requires it. The real subject of the sentence follows the linking verb.
In your first example, the subject is "camps". That's why the verb agrees with the plural "camps", as in "there are ... camps", rather than "there is ... camps".
The second example is not grammatically correct, since it's missing the word "are":
Once the extra "are" is added, the sentence is an example of subject-verb inversion, and the subject is still "camps".