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A lot of sugar have/has been added to the milk.

No, the verb should be the singular "has".

The quantificational noun "lot" is number-transparent, which means that the whole noun phrase takes on the number of the noun that is complement of the preposition "of", which in this case is the non-count "sugar".

Since non-count nouns like "sugar" take singular verb agreement it follows that the verb must be the singular "has".

A lot of sugar have/has been added to the milk.

No, the verb should be the singular "has".

The quantificational noun "lot" is number-transparent, which means that the whole noun phrase takes on the number of the noun that is complement of the preposition "of", which in this case is the non-count "sugar".

Since non-count nouns take singular verb agreement it follows that the verb must be the singular "has".

A lot of sugar have/has been added to the milk.

No, the verb should be the singular "has".

The quantificational noun "lot" is number-transparent, which means that the whole noun phrase takes on the number of the noun that is complement of the preposition "of", which in this case is the non-count "sugar".

Since non-count nouns like "sugar" take singular verb agreement it follows that the verb must be the singular "has".

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BillJ
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A lot of sugar have/has been added to the milk.

No, the verb should be the singular "has".

The quantificational noun "lot" is number-transparent, which means that the whole noun phrase takes on the number of the noun that is complement of the preposition "of", which in this case is the non-count "sugar".

Since non-count nouns take singular verb agreement it follows that the verb must be the singular "has".