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Hiops Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Which is right?

1.Why do you think this is right?
Why you think this is right?

2. Thre is a lot of books on the shelf.
Thre are a lot of books on the shelf.
  

Top answer

1) why do you ... query=%22there+are+a+lot+of%22+&srchst=nyt

— Marius Hancu

  • 1) why do you ...
  • query=%22there+are+a+lot+of%22+&srchst=nyt
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Thank you MH, this is a perfect answer to me, and this is brilliant idea to use NY Times search for checking expressions, have put it my bookmarks already.
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Hiops1.Why do you think this is right?
Why you think this is right?

2. Thre is a lot of books on the shelf.
Thre are a lot of books on the shelf.

The phrase 'a lot of' means 'many'. That's why you should say 'There are a lot of ..."

But if you use 'a lot of' with an uncountable noun, then you should use a singular verb. For
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