Question

Fill in the blank with the verb that agrees with its subject:
_______ a lot of people here today.

• A. There's
• B. There are
• C. There is
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

There are

The basic rule of Subject-Verb agreement is that a singular subject takes a singular verb while a plural subject takes a plural verb. The verb must always agree with the subject of a sentence.

Option B is correct. The plural subject "a lot of people" requires a plural verb, namely, "are". Thus, "There are" is correct.

Options A and C are incorrect. "There's" is a contraction of "There is". In both options, the singular verb "is" does not match the plural subject "people". Thus there is no subject-verb agreement.

Option D is incorrect as the answer lies in B.