the use of plural and singular verb to be

[jehaddina]

Which sentence is correct?

"Two hundred dollars is a lot of money"
or
"two hundred dollars are a lot of money"

Thank you so much have a great day!

 

[riquecohen]

"Two hundred dollars" should be considered a single unit, so you should use the singular, "is." See example 8 in this link.
http://www.tricity.wsu.edu/writingcenter/PDF/Subjectverb.pdf

 

[hbarias]

Re: the use of plural and singular verb to be (not a teacher)

"Two hundred dollars is a lot of money." This is correct. Two hundred dollars is taken as single unit. :-D