1There ............... a hole in my sock.
Wrong!
Use "is" because the noun phrase "a hole" is singular.
2There ............... lots of mangoes on the tree.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "lots of mangoes" refers to plural mangoes.
3There ............... many people in the waiting room.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "many people" is plural.
4There ............... a lot of people coming.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "a lot of people" refers to plural people.
5There ............... lots of applicants.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "lots of applicants" is plural.
6There ............... a lot of noise in the street.
Wrong!
Use "is" because "a lot of noise" is an uncountable singular idea.
7There ............... two police officers at the door.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "two police officers" is plural.
8There ............... some apples in the fridge.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "some apples" is plural.
9............... there anybody at home?
Wrong!
Use "Is" because "anybody" takes a singular verb.
10There ............... some people in the room.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "some people" is plural.
11There ............... nothing left to do.
Wrong!
Use "is" because "nothing" takes a singular verb.
12There ............... no clean clothes to wear.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "no clean clothes" refers to plural clothes.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- There is a hole in my sock.
- There are lots of mangoes on the tree.
- There are many people in the waiting room.
- There are a lot of people coming.
- There are lots of applicants.
- There is a lot of noise in the street.
- There are two police officers at the door.
- There are some apples in the fridge.
- Is there anybody at home?
- There are some people in the room.
- There is nothing left to do.
- There are no clean clothes to wear.
