Example: There is / are a sofa in the living room. 1 There is / are too many people in our city. 2 There is / are a lot of advice on the website. 3 There is / are some letters for you. 4 There is / are no water in the swimming pool. 5 There is (are) snakes in the grass.

Solution:

1. There is a sofa in the living room. (The noun 'sofa' is singular.)


2. There are too many people in our city. (The noun 'people' is plural.)


3. There is a lot of advice on the website. (The noun 'advice' is uncountable, treated as singular.)


4. There are some letters for you. (The noun 'letters' is plural.)


5. There are snakes in the grass. (The noun 'snakes' is plural.)

Answer: 1. is, 2. are, 3. is, 4. are, 5. are