I'm confused about the grammar of these two sentences. Which one is correct? 1 or 2?

1. There's a lake and mountain near my house.
2. There are a lake and mountain near my house.

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English (US)

There is a lake and a mountain near my house

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Why "is" is used in this case when "a lake and a mountain" are plural?

English (US)

It's one lake and one mountain. It would be "are" if there were multiple lakes and multiple mountains.

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I'm sorry. What I meant is "a lake and a mountain" are 2 objects. So shouldn't it be "are" in this case?

English (US)

But since each object is singular, you would use "is" and connect them with "and". There is A lake and [there is] A mountain

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Thank you 😃

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I'm confused about the grammar of these two sentences. Which one is correct? 1 or 2?1. There's a lake and mountain near my house.2. There are a lake and mountain near my house. See a translation