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1 Dec 2022
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English (US)
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Which is correct? “There [is] a lot of…” or “There [are] a lot of…”?
Which is correct? “There [is] a lot of…” or “There [are] a lot of…”?
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1 Dec 2022
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It depends on if the thing that comes after is countable or uncountable.
There is a lot of misinformation about XYZ company.
There are a lot of children that can't afford to eat lunch every day.
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