Is saying "There's a lot of options" correct?

Question

This is to address this grammatical error that's socially accepted.

Answer 1

It is grammatically incorrect. "There's" is a contraction of "there is". "There is" should be used with singular nouns. The noun "options" is in plural. That tells us that the correct phrase is "There are a lot of options."

Answer 2

The phrase "There's a lot of options" is grammatically incorrect because "there's" is a contraction of "there is," which should be used with singular nouns. The correct form for plural nouns, like "options," should be "there are." Therefore, the correct phrase would be "There are a lot of options."

While the incorrect form is commonly used in casual conversation and often socially accepted, it's best to use the correct form in formal writing and speech.

Answer 3

My answer would depend on the context this comes in. Technically, according to the rules of English and according to grammarians, it's wrong. It should be "There are options" because "options" is plural, so the verb should be changed to match it. However, English is weird like this sometimes, and what we say in real-life situations is often incorrect according to the rules. In all my years of working with ESL students abroad or in the States, though, questions like this have come up often. My students will hear a native speaker say something like this and then bring it back to the classroom, wondering why it's "wrong" when everyone does it. The answer I give them is this: It is "right" or "wrong" based on the context. If they say this in conversation they sound native to some people, but if they write it in an essay they're going to be in trouble.

Answer 4

When in doubt, use ,"many" in place of, "a lot". It sounds better anyway!

Answer 5

Saying "There's a lot of options" is incorrect because of the misunderstanding of the noun in the sentence.

"There is" (There's) is for singular nouns, and "There are" is for plural nouns.

"A lot of..." is a phrase that either describes a singular noun or plural noun and is usually mistaken for the noun of the sentence.

What would the sentence sound like if "...a lot of..." was taken out? ("There's options" or "There is options."

Immediately, you would recognize the wrong verb usage; it should be "There are options."