there is and there are

I read through the old threads regarding there is and there are. I found the following guideline is correct. Your comments is highly appreciated. Thank you.
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There are a lot of people. (People/Things = countable, therefore ARE)
There are a lot of things to do.
There is a lot of food. (Food/Money = uncountable, therefore IS)
There is a lot of money in the drawer.

(If the nouns after "at lot of" is countable, we use "ARE" and if the nouns after. is uncountable, we use only "IS"

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Originally Posted by Ju

I read through the old threads regarding there is and there are. I found the following guideline is correct. Your comments is highly appreciated. Thank you.
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There are a lot of people. (People/Things = countable, therefore ARE)
There are a lot of things to do.
There is a lot of food. (Food/Money = uncountable, therefore IS)
There is a lot of money in the drawer.

(If the nouns after "at lot of" is countable, we use "ARE" and if the nouns after. is uncountable, we use only "IS"

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Your examples are all correct. However, regarding #2, bear in mind if you remove "of", you will hear "There is a lot to do".

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Originally Posted by Ju

I read through the old threads regarding there is and there are. I found the following guideline is correct. Your comments is are highly appreciated. Thank you.

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NOT A TEACHER

Please pay close attention to "Subject - Verb Agreement."