There()apenand()pencils()onthedesk.请帮我填一下

Question

There ( ) a pen and ( ) pencils ( )on the desk.
请帮我填一下

Answer 1

There (is ) a pen and (many) pencils ( )on the desk.
根据就近原则,由于a pen是单数,所以助动词用is.第二个空格为可数名词的复数前的数词,可以填many,some,a few等都行．第三个空格不填．