Some doubts about grammar

[Emanuelli]

I was wondering if you can help me with the following sentences:

a) "There's lots of amazing experiences". I have seen this sentence in a British book. Shouldn't it be: "There are lots of amazing experiences."???

b) In the sentence below, should I say:
"Like" / "As" everything in Brazil, the health system has many problems.

Thanks for your help.

Emanuélli

[SweetMommaSue]

I was wondering if you can help me with the following sentences:

a) "There's lots of amazing experiences".

I have seen this sentence in a British book. Shouldn't it be: "There are lots of amazing experiences."??? Yes, use this one.

b) In the sentence below, should I say:
"Like" / "As" everything in Brazil, the health system has many problems.
Well, I don't know where you came across such a negative generalization about Brazil. That's a pretty sad excuse for a sentence, but if you must. . . the correct first word would be "Like". Horrible sentence, if you ask me.


Thanks for your help.

Emanuélli

Hope this helps you,
SMS

[Tdol]

In British English, you will see 'there's + plural', but it is a colloquial usage and would be considered an error by many, so use the plural.