where dirt,there are flies

Question

Where __dirt ,there are flies.
A.there has B.is C .there is D.are
选什么,为什么

Answer 1

选C.用there be句型是为了与后面形成照应.
dirt是不可数名词.
句意为:哪里我灰尘,那里就有苍蝇.--直译
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