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Rule "There (are) a lot of …"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: There (are) a lot of …
Message: A verb may be missing.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • There a lot of different ways to explain this.
    Correction suggestion: There are
  • There a couple of things to think about.
    Correction suggestion: There are
  • Basically, there a bunch of approaches out there - it’s a question about what you’re wanting to do.
    Correction suggestion: there are
  • There a number of other options, and many combinations you can use.
    Correction suggestion: There are
  • There a couple of ways to do what you want.
    Correction suggestion: There are
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • There a total of 6,864,201 students enrolled in 61,529 schools.
  • Sami worked there a couple of nights.
ID: THERE_MISSING_VERB [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-25 22:33:08 +0200)