Grammar – ‘These Are the List of’ or ‘This Is the List of’?

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I have an essay that goes something like this.

This is the list of items that I found on the internet

  1. Catz
  2. Java
  3. PUBG
  4. StarWars

But I feel that I'm pointing to a list of items. So should it be "These are the list of items" ?

I got confusing opinions from my colleagues. Could someone point the right one?

Best Answer

The list has many items, but they are gathered in only one list. The list is singular. Lists can be counted.

So:

This is the list of items.

or

These are the items; I've put them in a list.

If you had two lists, or more, you could say

These are the lists of items.

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