Question

There__________ a ruler and some pencils on the des

There__________ a ruler and some pencils on the desk. A．is B．are C．have D．has

Answer 1

A

谓语动词辨析，have has一般用于表示某人拥有什么东西，there be句型表示某处有某物。there be句型中谓语动词遵循就近原则，与距谓语动词最近的名词表示一致，a ruler为单数，故选A。