Question

there ---- lots of food on the table.横线上是is还是are.为什么有填is有填are的到底哪个对？为什么？

剑桥上原句是1 there is a lot of food on a small table.2 there are all kinds of fruit on a small table.有的说are是修饰 all kinds of因为它是复数形式。那把a lot of 改成lots of是不是
is 也应遍成are?

Answer 1

lots of 意为“许多” 就等于a lot of 。后面可加可数名词复数，和不可数名词。eg:1.There is a lot of (或者lots of)water in the river.2.There are a lot of (或者lots of)students in my school.在这里food 是食物的意思，不可数名词，所以用is
2 there are all kinds of fruit on a small table.这句强调食物的种类，而1 there is a lot of food on a small table.强调食物的多，

Answer 2

is
lots of 既可修饰可数名词也可修饰不可数名词。food为不可数名词。例
there are lots of apples on the table
there is lots of food on the table

追问

剑桥上原句是1 there is a lot of food on a small table.2 there are all kinds of fruit on a small table.有的说are是修饰 all kinds of因为它是复数形式。那把a lot of 改成lots of是不是
is 也应遍成are?

追答

不是的了，你得经常看一些英语的短文，不能拘泥与字典。因为food是不可数名词。 there are all kinds of fruit on a small table。句中all kinds of fruit 表示的是 fruit 的种类。a lot of与 lots of都是许多的意思，他们可以互换

Answer 3

当然是：is啦！
food为不可数名词；lots of能修饰可数与不可数名词；单复数的决定要看其后的名词。
谢谢！

追问

剑桥上原句是1 there is a lot of food on a small table.2 there are all kinds of fruit on a small table.有的说are是修饰 all kinds of因为它是复数形式。那把a lot of 改成lots of是不是
is 也应遍成are?

Answer 4

is
food不可数

追问

剑桥上原句是1 there is a lot of food on a small table.2 there are all kinds of fruit on a small table.有的说are是修饰 all kinds of因为它是复数形式。那把a lot of 改成lots of是不是
is 也应遍成are?

追答

不用,a lot of=lots of