Which sentence uses "there is/there are" correctly?

• A. There is two cars in the lot.
• B. There are two cars in the lot.
• C. There is two car in the lot.
• D. There are two car in the lot.

Answer: (B)

The main idea here: with there is/there are, the verb must agree with the noun that comes after it. If the following noun phrase is singular, use is; if it’s plural, use are.

In this sentence, the noun phrase after there is two cars, which is plural. So the correct form is There are two cars in the lot. That matches the rule, using the plural verb to agree with the plural noun.

The other options mix number and noun in a way that creates disagreement: there is two cars uses a singular verb with a plural noun; there is two car uses a singular verb with a singular noun that’s preceded by a number but still doesn’t align with standard plural usage; there are two car uses a plural verb with a singular noun. Remember, the word after there determines the verb form, and two cars is plural.