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Hello, Can someone help me ? Do we say “there is a lot of people…” or “there are a lot of people…”? Thank you :)
7 mrt. 2022 23:02
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"A lot of people" is plural (but I am no English teacher just a native speaker) so I would say "There are a lot of people"
7 maart 2022
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It’s correct to say “there are a lot of people”, since “people” is the plural of “person” (in this context, as it is most of the time). It would be wrong to say “there is” in your sentence, *but* the contraction “there’s” is often used in colloquial English even with plural subjects, so you will hear “there’s a lot of people”. You will even hear this from educated native speakers in informal conversation. Grammar fanatics are another matter….
8 maart 2022
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It (is) means the singular word you can use this for one person (Are) means plural as you can use for a number of persons
8 maart 2022
1
It’s plural so you should say “There are a lot of people”. Please check my profile and feel free to message me. 😄
7 maart 2022
There are a lot of people.
8 maart 2022
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