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there is a lot of rubbish vs there are a lot of rubbish

The correct phrase is 'there is a lot of rubbish.' In this case, 'rubbish' is considered an uncountable noun, so it is treated as singular. Therefore, the verb 'is' agrees with the singular noun 'rubbish.'
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This phrase is correct. 'Rubbish' is a non-count noun, so it is treated as singular.

"there is a lot of rubbish"

Use 'there is a lot of rubbish' when referring to a large amount of rubbish as a singular entity.

Examples:

  • There is a lot of rubbish in the backyard.
  • There is a lot of rubbish on the street.
  • There is a lot of rubbish in the bin.
  • There is a lot of rubbish to clean up.
  • There is a lot of rubbish to dispose of.
  • Aug 15, 2023 ... I did notice that on the roads there is a lot of rubbish on the side, especially full rubbish bags, not just loose things like cans or cigarettes, but bags.
  • Jan 6, 2023 ... Be aware that there is a lot of rubbish that you should stay away from: invest in good, pure incense. I always use Japanese incense, they ...
  • Dec 2, 2023 ... And there is a lot of rubbish out there. It got to the point where I was thinking: -Is it just me -I cannot have this much bad luck in a ...
  • Jan 28, 2010 ... ... there is a lot of rubbish in the high order bits. This begs a number of questions I hope people can help with. First of all - how do I ...
  • Lori Beach: I didn't like Albania, there is a lot of rubbish everywhere and paid beaches, I will never come to Albania again - See 103 traveler reviews, ...
  • Feb 24, 2012 ... Again,* iw* being a often occuring character combination, there is a lot of rubbish there, but e.g. the first and third look OK to me, but ...
  • Dec 15, 2023 ... I do not know what sort of decoding your library uses, but I do know there is a lot of rubbish methods in a lot of Arduino libraries. The ...
  • Nov 6, 2015 ... I would say opposite not that Brandon doesnt make a valid point ! There is a lot of rubbish talked about monitors. Either get cheap second ...
  • Dec 9, 2010 ... Second : i use Ccleaner because there is a lot of "rubbish" after surfing the web, windows explorer, etc. To be honest, i use Ccleaner for a ...

Alternatives:

  • There is a large amount of rubbish.
  • There is a ton of rubbish.
  • There is a pile of rubbish.
  • There is a heap of rubbish.
  • There is a mountain of rubbish.

This phrase is incorrect. 'Rubbish' is a non-count noun and should be treated as singular.

"there are a lot of rubbish"

  • Oct 22, 2012 ... There are a lot of rubbish tutorials out there, some don't even use resistors, they can damage your arduino. system October 22, 2012, 5:31pm ...
  • Feb 13, 2022 ... ... there are a lot of rubbish photos we normally needs to clean up. We. ... I have been uploading photos from my iPhone Camera Rolls to OneDrive but ...
  • Apr 17, 2005 ... There are a lot of rubbish programmes. Each channel has got the same stupid Quiz Shows, Big Brothers and Gossips programmes. Casi Lo mismo ...
  • May 22, 2019 ... Yes, there are a lot of rubbish steakhouses in London, and there always will be. STK, though, is not one of them. However much it looks at ...
  • Jan 28, 2023 ... I must admit that there are a lot of rubbish tutorials out there… I don't like to cut-and-paste node-groups - to me that is a “smell” that ...
  • Aug 2, 2019 ... There are a lot of rubbish pedals about.... Shimano have the excuse that the bearings and spindle in their pedals are so tiny that a keyway ...
  • Mar 19, 2013 ... You can find websites that will teach you Sindarin or Quenya. However, there are a lot of rubbish ones out there. I can direct you to the good ...
  • Sep 5, 2020 ... There are a lot of rubbish developers out there who don't properly maintain their warnings so I've found that most warnings are spurious.
  • Jul 5, 2023 ... Trying to re-create the same Email in the Salesforce Marketing Cloud Platform, but there are a lot of rubbish and table upon table in ...

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