Which would be correct? Is or are?

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Which would be correct? Is or are?

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There is profanity and violent events depicted in the story?

Or There are profanity and violent events depicted in the story?

I feel like are is a bit awkward but I don't know which would be correct. Any suggestions with this type of question would be helpful.
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This might help.
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/there-is ... s%E2%80%9D).
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Miriam Molina wrote: ↑11 Nov 2020, 05:16 This might help.
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/there-is ... s%E2%80%9D).

Thank you! I was unaware that Grammarly had a blog. I like to learn from posts like this.
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Mounce574 wrote: ↑11 Nov 2020, 00:07 There is profanity and violent events depicted in the story?

Or There are profanity and violent events depicted in the story?

I feel like are is a bit awkward but I don't know which would be correct. Any suggestions with this type of question would be helpful.
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"Profanity and violent events are depicted in the story."
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