Question

2660 2 There was a lot of girls watching the game. There [[was]] a lot of girls watching the game. were Use there is/was when the following noun is singular/uncountable: 'There was a letter on the mat.' 'There was smoke all over the house.'Use there are/were when the following noun is plural: 'There were babies crying in every room.' 'There are many times when I would prefer to be alone.'Note that a lot of, plenty of, etc do not affect the number of the verb. Compare: 'There was a lot of traffic on the road.' 'There were a lot of cars on the road.'

Accepted Answer

there ✗ There were a lot of girls watching the game. There [[were]] a lot of girls watching the game. was | were

Idx	2660
Keyword	there
Sub Entry Number	2
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	There was a lot of girls watching the game.
Correct Sentence	There were a lot of girls watching the game.
Cloze Error Sentence	There [[was]] a lot of girls watching the game.
Cloze Sentence	There [[were]] a lot of girls watching the game.
Cloze Answer	were
Choices	was \| were
Explanation	Use there is/was when the following noun is singular/uncountable: 'There was a letter on the mat.' 'There was smoke all over the house.' Use there are/were when the following noun is plural: 'There were babies crying in every room.' 'There are many times when I would prefer to be alone.' Note that a lot of, plenty of, etc do not affect the number of the verb. Compare: 'There was a lot of traffic on the road.' 'There were a lot of cars on the road.'

Lot Girls Watching Game Noun Road Is/Was Singular/Uncountable