correct sentence is: "There is an apple and a table."

This is due to a rule in English grammar concerning subject-verb agreement in sentences that begin with "there is" or "there are." The rule is typically guided by the first noun that follows these phrases.

In your example, "an apple" is the first noun following "there is/are." Since "apple" is singular, the singular form "there is" is used, regardless of the nouns that come after it. Therefore, "There is an apple and a table" is grammatically correct.

If the first noun had been plural, such as "apples," you would use "there are," as in "There are apples and a table."
【 在 yingzh 的大作中提到: 】
: There () a bottle and a chair in the room.
: 括号里填is还是are，如果改成a bottle and 3 chairs呢？
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