There is a large number of places of interest in the U.K.还是 There are a large number of placesof interest in the U.K.

问题描述:

There is a large number of places of interest in the U.K.还是 There are a large number of places
of interest in the U.K.

(1)用are
(2)原因:如果把a 换成the,则用is.there be结构是典型的倒装句型。这种句型的真正主语往往在后面,处在宾语或表语的位置上。本句的真正主语是places.
(3)译文:英国有一些有趣的地方。
(4)引申:如果there be结构后面是a lot of等,后面的名词也是主语。
(5) there be结构后面如果有多个主语,根据就近原则,be的变化要由最前面的那个名语或代词的单复数来决定。
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祝您进步。

正确的用法是There are a large number of...,因为a number of是复数概念,不可将a拆解出来.