Question

Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence below. Why and explain your answer with grammar. In Brazil, _____more than 12 million people who can't read or write? A) Have B) There have C) There is D) There are

Answer 1

d. there are.

There to be is used to talk about the existence or presence of someone or something. There are is used to refer to plural nouns whereas there is refers to singular nouns. Now that you know that, you can write down that you chose letter D because "more than 12 million people" is in the plural.