"In seinem Zimmer sind viele Möbel."
Translation:There is lots of furniture in his room.
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I have a little problem with English. Can anybody explain "is" here? Aren't "lots" plural? I'd say "There are lots of..." or "There is a lot of...". Am I wrong?
The "is" doesn't have to do with "lots", it has to do with "furniture". "Furniture" is singular/collective noun. "There are lots of things" or "there are a lot of things". "There is a lot of light" or "there is lots of light".
I'm Australian and I would definitely say "There is lots of furniture in his room".
I am English and I think you are correct. The sentence "There is lots of furniture in his room" doesn't sound right to me.
i ll second that, it does not have much to do with grammar, it depends on usage, and its just used that way.
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"There is lots of furniture" is what you might say - but "a lot of" sounds more formal and less colloquial - both are OK
olimo Hi I don't know how long ago you asked this but I just came across it and looked up the answer. It's in this site: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/lot_of.htm. Simply stated it says: "It is not the phrase a lot of or lots of which determines singular or plural, but the subject of the sentence (here water and computers).
A lot of water is wasted. Lots of water is wasted.
singular A lot of computers are needed at schools. Lots of computers are needed at schools. plural
Best wishes.
