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Shupkay Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Is "a lot" plural or singular?
Which of the following sentences is correct?
There are a lot of snails.
There is a lot of snails.
Or are both correct?
Sometimes I consider a lot to be synonymous with abundant, which is singular; whereas other times I consider a lot to be synonymous with a number of, which is plural. Google searches have led me to nothing but confusion, as usual.
If anyone has the answer to this enigma, please share!
Shupkay
There are a lot of snails.
There is a lot of snails.
Or are both correct?
Sometimes I consider a lot to be synonymous with abundant, which is singular; whereas other times I consider a lot to be synonymous with a number of, which is plural. Google searches have led me to nothing but confusion, as usual.
If anyone has the answer to this enigma, please share!
Shupkay
Top answer
Here are correct sentences. Can you derive the rule? There are a lot of snails in the pond.
- Here are correct sentences.
- Can you derive the rule?
- There are a lot of snails in the pond.
- There is a lot of junk on the Internet.
- There is a lot of smoke in this room.
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Here are correct sentences. Can you derive the rule?
There are a lot of snails in the pond.
There is a lot of junk on the Internet.
There is a lot of smoke in this room.
There are a lot of smokers in this room.
There are a lot of cars on the road at rush hour.
There is a lot of whipped cream on this sundae.
There are a lot of snails in the pond.
There is a lot of junk on the Internet.
There is a lot of smoke in this room.
There are a lot of smokers in this room.
There are a lot of cars on the road at rush hour.
There is a lot of whipped cream on this sundae.
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