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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

A lot

Please input:

Is there a lot of people at the party? Or

Are there a lot of people at the party?

And

There's a lot of people at the party. Or

There are a lot of people at the party.

Which sentences are correct?

Thanks for helping out!
  

Top answer

Hello The correct sentence are :- Are there a lot of people at the party? There are a lot of people at the party. "A lot of people" = plural, therefore "there are" .

— LouiseT

  • Hello The correct sentence are :- Are there a lot of people at the party?
  • There are a lot of people at the party.
  • "A lot of people" = plural, therefore "there are" .
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Hello

The correct sentence are :-

Are there a lot of people at the party?

There are a lot of people at the party.

"A lot of people" = plural, therefore "there are" .
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There's a lot of people at the party. -- Nevertheless, this form is in common use and cannot be called incorrect, at least informally, for a couple of reasons: (1) It is easier to say and therefore more commonly used; (2) 'A lot of' is en route to becoming a quantifier.
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But I thought a lot was supposed to be singular. And we're talking about the "lot" right?

Thanks again.
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No. It is a phrasal idiom 'a lot of' = much/many.
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