English
grammar: There is, there are
I.Introduction
In
English grammar we use "there is" and "there are" to talk
about things we can see and things that exist.
We
use “there is” for singular and uncountable nouns, and we use “there are” for
plural countable nouns.
“There
are five people in the office.” (plural countable noun)
“There's
a television in the living room.” (singular countable noun)
or
“There's some milk in the fridge.” (uncountable noun)
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There
is or there are? Learning English with
grammar exercises.
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There is and there
are means something exists.
There is
Use "there
is" (there's) for a noun - singular.
Example:
There is a mouse in the bag.
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II.Main part
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There is
- There are
English
Grammar Rules
We
use there is and there are to say that
something exists.
Positive Sentences
We
use there is for singular and there
are for plural.
- There is one table in the
classroom.
- There are three
chairs in the classroom.
- There is a
spider in the bath.
- There are many
people at the bus stop.
We
also use There is with uncountable nouns:
- There is milk in
the fridge.
- There is some sugar on
the table.
- There is ice cream on
your shirt.
Contractions
The
contraction of there is is there's.
- There's a good song
on the radio.
- There's only one
chocolate left in the box.
You cannot contract there
are.
- There are nine cats on
the roof.
- There are only five weeks
until my birthday.
Negative
Form
The
negative is formed by putting not after is or are:
- There is not a
horse in the field.
- There are not eight
children in the school.
- There is not a
tree in the garden.
- There are not two
elephants in the zoo.
We
almost always use contractions when speaking.
The Negative contractions are:
- There's
not = There isn't
- There are
not = There aren't
There aren't with ANY
When
we want to indicate that a zero quantity of something exists we use there
aren't any.
- There aren't any people
at the party.
- There aren't any trees
in my street.
We
also use this structure with uncountable nouns:
- There isn't any water in
the swimming pool.
- There isn't any sugar in
my coffee.
Questions
To make a question, change the word
order from subject-verb to verb-subject:
To
form a question we place is / are in front of there.
Again
we use any with plural questions or those which use
uncountable nouns.
We
also use there is / are in short answers.
- Is there a dog in the
supermarket? - No, there isn't.
- Are there any dogs in the
park? - Yes, there are.
- Is there a security guard
in the shop? - Yes, there is.
- Are there any polar
bears in Antarctica? - No, there aren't.
- Is there any ice-cream in
the freezer? - Yes, there is.
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There is a + singular noun = Is there a + singular noun?
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There is some + uncountable noun = Is there any + uncountable
noun?
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There are some + plural noun = Are there any + uncountable noun?
How Many
with Are There
If
we want to find out the number of objects that exist we use How many in
the following form:
How many + plural noun + are there (+ complement).
- How many dogs are
there in the park?
- How many students are
there in your class?
- How many countries are
there in South America?
- How many Star Wars
films are there?
III.Conclusion
1.Fill in with there is or
there are
1. ________________ nice flowers in the room.
2. ________________ a red vase on the table.
3. ________________ chairs next to the table.
4. _________________ a mouse in the yard.
5. __________________ books in the bag .
6. _________________ balls under the table .
7. _________________ a mirror in the bedroom.
8. __________________ pens on the book.
9. __________________ bridges in the town.
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