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Tinanam0102 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

There is or are with lots of work

Hi teachers,

1. There is lots of work to do
There are lots of work to do

2. There is masses of work for her to do
There are masses of work for her to do

3. There is piles of sand
There are piles of sand
  

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1. The first choice, but keep in mind that it is very informal. 2.

  • 1.
  • The first choice, but keep in mind that it is very informal.
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  • The second choice, but masses doesn't really sound very natural to me.
  • 3.
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1. The first choice, but keep in mind that it is very informal.
2. The second choice, but masses doesn't really sound very natural to me.
3. The second choice (piles are, in the literal sense, countable).
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Hi Philip,

Thanks for your explanation.
TN

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