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Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

There's/there are

There's a lot of cafes in Amsterdam.

How come it's not There are a lot of cafes in Amsterdam?

Shouldn't a lot be counted as two words? It's a one word noun...

Is there a real difference between a lot of and lots of since they are interchangeable.
  

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In everyday, informal conversation, people often very use there's instead of there're . In more formal English, there are would be correct in your sentence. pleasehelp Shouldn't a lot be counted as two words?

— Yankee

  • In everyday, informal conversation, people often very use there's instead of there're .
  • In more formal English, there are would be correct in your sentence.
  • pleasehelp Shouldn't a lot be counted as two words?
  • Yes, the phrase "a lot" consists of two words.
  • It should not be written as a single word.
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In everyday, informal conversation, people often very use there's instead of there're.

In more formal English, there are would be correct in your sentence.
pleasehelpShouldn't a lot be counted as two words?
Yes, the phrase "a lot" consists of two words. It should not be written as a single word.
pleasehelp
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So these sentences are okay?

There's pizza on the table.

There's pizzas on the table.

There are pizzas on the table.

There's candy in the jar.

There's candies in the jar.(sounds very unnatural)

There are candies in the jar.(ditto)
YankeeIt's a one word noun...
Sorry, I don't understand what you mean or wan
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pleasehelpSo these sentences are okay?

There's pizza on the table.

There's pizzas on the table.

There are pizzas on the table.

There's candy in the jar.

There's candies in the jar.(sounds very unnatural)

There are candies in the jar.(ditto)
Someone correct these sentences for me? Thanks!
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pleasehelpSo these sentences are okay?

There's pizza on the table. OK

There's pizzas on the table. OK in casual conversation.


There are pizzas on the table. OK (In spoken English, there are would usually
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