ARE there going to be a lot of people at the party? = A lot of (many) people ARE going to be at the party. (l) "People" in English takes a plural verb ("The people are very happy") (2) The "there" is used to introduce the sentence when it is NOT a question: There are going to be a lot of people at the party.
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