David Glezz
What's the correct form, and why?
- There (is/are) loads of traffic.
2021年6月23日 23:31
回答 · 6
2
Hi there. The correct way to say this is “There IS loads of traffic”
A native speaker would shorten it to “There’s loads of traffic.”
2021年6月23日
1
This is a very interesting case. Normally LOADS would be plural, so ARE would be correct.
Example: "There are five loads of laundry to be washed."
However, in this case LOADS is being used as a slang expression to mean A LOT referring to TRAFFIC (not countable and singular).
That's why IS is correct here, even though the entire sentence is slang, and not terribly proper grammar.
2021年6月24日
1
Hi David. As the others have said, 'is' is the correct answer. Why? Because 'traffic' is an uncountable noun so it takes the 3rd person singular form of the verb.
2021年6月24日
1
As others have said, it is "there is loads of traffic." You can also say, "traffic is really bad today."
If you'd like to practice your English conversations skills, feel free to send me a message. Cheers!
2021年6月24日
1
There IS loads of traffic
2021年6月24日
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