题目

关于there be 句型的就近原则
有各种各样的书籍
我认为是 there are a variety of books
(但另一个人认为应该是 there is a variety of books
因为就近原则 靠近a 所以用is)
我认为 应该是
there are a variety of books
就近原则` 就近的是名词吧
如果is成立
那 就是..there is a lot of people
there is a number of people?
如果是are..
要说服他不容易

提问时间：2020-06-11

答案

there be 句型的就近原则就近的是后面所跟的名词性成分
就你所说的题应该用there are
这里的there are修饰的是books而不是a variety of
a variety of 则是另一个修饰books的词组
还原回来
你也可以这样理解
a variety of books are there
你不可能说a variety of books is there 吧
而且……there be句型的就近原则应该是更体现在有两者以上
比如：there is some milk and books on the table
there are some books and milk on the table