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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Are or Is

"There is a lot of spoons"

"There are a lot of spoons"

Which one of these statements is correct?
  

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Anonymous "There is a lot of spoons" "There are a lot of spoons" Which one of these statements is correct? If you replace "a lot of" with "many", the answer to your question is obvious. Because "a" indicates singular, "is" is often said; likewise, because "are" and "there" sound so similar, "is" sneaks in there.

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  • Anonymous "There is a lot of spoons" "There are a lot of spoons" Which one of these statements is correct?
  • If you replace "a lot of" with "many", the answer to your question is obvious.
  • Because "a" indicates singular, "is" is often said; likewise, because "are" and "there" sound so similar, "is" sneaks in there.
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Anonymous"There is a lot of spoons"

"There are a lot of spoons"

Which one of these statements is correct?
If you replace "a lot of" with "many", the answer to your question is obvious. Because "a" indicates singular, "is" is often said; likewise, because "are" and "there" sound so similar, "is" sneaks in there.
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