核心问题
There ____ been lots of gossip about her. (关于她有许多闲话。)空白处是填 has 还是填 have?
词典解答
在用 lots of/a lot of + 名词做主语时, 其谓语动词是使用单数, 还是使用复数, 完全决定于介词 of 所引出的名词是单数还是复数,而与 lots 这个复数形式以及 a lot of 这一复数概念无关。因此上面句子的空白处应填 has。
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Lots of people are coming to our party. 有许多人要来参加我们的聚会。
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There are such a lot of people who have had the same experience. (Walpole) 有许多人有过同样的经历。
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There are lots of things I could do. 有许多事情我可以做。
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Lots of the stuff is going to waste. (CGEL) 有许多材料要浪费掉。
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A lot of money has been wasted. (Wood) 浪费了许多钱。
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There's lots of coffee in the pot. (BEU) 壶里有许多咖啡。