there be 就近原则比如 there【 】a lot of.用are还是is 是看词组还是单词

Question

there be 就近原则
比如 there【 】a lot of.
用are还是is 是看词组还是单词

Answer 1

要看a lot of后面是什么词.如：
There is a lot of water in the lake.
There are a lot of children in the park.
注意下面两句话：
There is a lot of water and fish in the lake.
There are a lot of fish and water in the lake.
fish作水里的活鱼讲是可数名词,但它的复数形式仍是fish.