Exercise 1. Circle the correct option. Example: Lots of my friends live / lives near my school. 1. There is / are a lot of lemonade in your fridge. 2. There is / are a lot of dirty socks in your bedroom. 3. A lot of their music is / are very loud. 4. Lots of famous footballers drive / drives fast cars. 5. There was / were lots of rain yesterday. 6. A lot of children study / studies English. 7. A lot of information about computers is / are difficult to understand. 8. There is / are lots of kangaroos in Australia. 9. Lots of coffee come / comes from Africa. 10. There was / were a lot of biscuits in the cupboard.

Перевод задания: Обведите правильный вариант.

Правило: с неисчисляемым существительным употребляется глагол в единственном числе, а с исчисляемым существительным во множественном числе — во множественном. (With an uncountable noun, use a singular verb; with a plural countable noun, use a plural verb.)

1. There is a lot of lemonade in your fridge. (В твоём холодильнике много лимонада.)
2. There are a lot of dirty socks in your bedroom. (В твоей спальне много грязных носков.)
3. A lot of their music is very loud. (Многие их музыкальные произведения очень громкие.)
4. Lots of famous footballers drive fast cars. (Многие известные футболисты водят быстрые машины.)
5. There was lots of rain yesterday. (Вчера было много дождя.)
6. A lot of children study English. (Многие дети изучают английский.)
7. A lot of information about computers is difficult to understand. (Много информации о компьютерах трудно понять.)
8. There are lots of kangaroos in Australia. (В Австралии много кенгуру.)
9. Lots of coffee comes from Africa. (Много кофе поступает из Африки.)
10. There were a lot of biscuits in the cupboard. (В шкафу было много печенья.)

В примере правильно: Lots of my friends live near my school. (Многие мои друзья живут рядом с моей школой.)