there was laughter and cheers followed by
more money thrown onto the stage.
请问这里为什么用单数动词was,而不是
were, laughter and cheers不是复数吗？
这是高中教科书的课文的句子。
谢谢

是有这样子的用法http://www.dictionary.com/browse/there?s=t-> Usage note (compound subjects，最近的名词/主词)特别是 laughter and cheers 有时是可视为整个是一起的单一名词(像是 "bread and butter")

interesting, countable + uncountable nouns, yes

thanks a lot