1) Why is "a lot" preceded by is. A lot in this sense describes a certain group of something, which is singular. There are many other similar words, examples: There is a lot of people …
May 20, 2014 at 19:01. I believe it well established that the choice of whether to use "There is" or "There are" with the phrase "a lot of" depends on the following word. -- Well, …
There is one fat dog and two skinny cats in the box. There are two skinny cats and one fat dog in the box. and some still want the plural verb even when the first noun phrase is singular, …
would be used. @Dan But it is still perfectly correct to say something like I was told there was a red notebook and a blue notebook on the desk, but there isn't any notebook on the …
The consolation of that "there's always next year" is the key to "There, there" as a comforting verbal gesture. Its role is to say "Look there, there's something good amid …
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