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there is / there are Which one to use when it is followed by a quantifier like this: There is a plenty of chairs. There are a plenty of chairs. I'm confused because of the article (a) . Are there any others quantifiers in which I can use the wrong one of the sentence above. Thanks in advance.
2014年2月18日 16:41
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"There are plenty of chairs" is correct Article 'a' is not used because 1) there is more than 1 chair 2) 'plenty' is not a collective noun (a pack of cards, a pride of lions etc)
2014年2月18日
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There are plenty of chairs. There are enough chairs for everyone to have a seat. There is a sufficient number of chairs for the meeting.
2014年2月18日
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Hi Shehri, we do not say "There is/are *a* plenty of chairs." We either say, informally, "there's plenty of chairs," or more correctly, "there are plenty of chairs." If you want to use "a", you can say "There is a lot of chairs" (informally in daily speech) or "there are a lot of chairs" (preferred, because even though "a lot" is singular, "a lot of chairs" actually designates more than one chair). You can also say "there are chairs aplenty" but this sounds a little old-fashioned. :)
2014年2月18日
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