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a variety of+复数名词”作主语时，是用单数还是用复数？
  “a variety of+复数名词”作主语时，是用单数还是用复数？请帮助找一些权威用法。
一、“a variety of+复数名词”作主语，谓语用复数的实例
■A variety of treatment methods exist. 有各种各样的治疗方法.——引自《柯林斯高级英语用法词典》（Collins Cobuild English Usage)（上海外语教育出版社）第971页
■A great variety of animals survive there。 那儿仍然生存着各种各样的动物。——引自《柯林斯高级英语用法词典》(Collins Cobuild English Usage)（上海外语教育出版社）第971页
■There are a variety of apples in the shop。 商店里有各种各样的苹果。-—引自《新时代英语惯用法词典》（外文出版社)variety 词条
■There are a wide variety of people on the earth. 地球上有各种各样的人。——引自《外研社·建宏英汉多功能词典》（外研社）variety 词条
二、“a variety of+复数名词”作主语，谓语用单数的实例
■There is a wide variety of flowers。 有很多种类的花.-—引自张道真的《初级英语词典》（外研社)variety词条
■There's a large variety of goods in the shops。 商店里有各式各样的商品。——引自《张道真英语用法》goods词条
■wine bar： place where a variety of wines is sold and drunk， sometimes with food （供应各种果酒的)酒吧，酒馆(有时供应佐酒食物） --引自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》(Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English) (第四版) win 词条
■There was a considerable variety of opinions。 这里有各种各样的看法.——引自《新时代英语惯用法词典》(外文出版社）variety 词条
三、“a variety of+复数名词"作主语，谓语用单数 / 复数的实例
■A variety of reasons were ［or was] offered for the long delay. 引自《钱伯斯基础英语词典》(Chambers Essential English Dictionary)（外研社)variety词条
■There are [or There is] a variety of excellent schools in the area. 引自《钱伯斯基础英语词典》（Chambers Essential English Dictionary)(外研社）variety词条

There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from.有种类繁多的图案可供选择。 (牛津高阶英汉双解词典 第七版）
There is a wide variety of new music to be dicovered in every corner of the world