1. There are a lot of candies on a big plate.

2. There are a lot of candy in a big plate.

Are both correct? Candy is used both as a countable and as an uncountable noun. Which one is commonly used?

The first one is correct.

Because you don't have candy in a plate, you have it on a plate, and candy even though we know it is plural you would use "is"

1. There are a lot of candies on a big plate.

2. There are a lot of candy on a big plate.

Thank you.

Neither of the sentences is correct. The subject is LOT (not candy or candies).

1. There IS a lot of candies on the plate.
2. There IS a lot of candy of the plate.

The second sentence is more common because we usually consider candy as a non-countable noun.

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There IS a lot of candy on the plate.

Both sentences can be correct depending on the context. The word "candy" can be used as both a countable and an uncountable noun.

If you are referring to individual pieces of candy, then you would use "candies" as a countable noun. For example, "There are a lot of candies on a big plate."

If you are referring to candy in a general sense or as a collective noun, then you would use "candy" as an uncountable noun. For example, "There is a lot of candy in a big plate."

In general, when talking about a specific number of individual pieces of candy, it is more common to use the countable form "candies." However, when discussing candy in a general sense, the uncountable form "candy" is more commonly used.