Describing Location Using There is ... / There are ...
Pattern
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Countable
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Singular
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Plural
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Affirmative
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1 . There is a television in the
living room.
2. There is a drilling machine
in the workshop.
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1 . There are a lot of students
in the yard.
2. There are some computers in
the computer room.
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Negative
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1. There is not a television in
the living room.
2. There is not a drilling
machine in the workshop.
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1. There are not any students in
the yard.
2. There are not any computers
in the computer room.
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Interrogative
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1. Is there a television in the
living room?
(+) Yes, there is.
(-) No, there isn’t.
2. Is there a drilling machine in
the workshop?
(+) Yes, there is.
(-) Not, there isn’t.
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1. Are there any students in the
yard?
(+) Yes, there are.
(-) No, there aren’t
2. Are there any computers in
the computer room?
(+) Yes, there are.
(-) No, there aren’t
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Notes:
1.
For Uncountable Nouns, There is . . . is used.
Examples :
(+)
There is milk in the bottle.
(-)
There is not milk in the bottle.
(?)
Is there milk in the bottle?
(+)
Yes, there is.
(-)
No, there isn’t.
2.
Contractions
Affirmative
Negative
There
is – There’s There isn’t / There’s not
There
are – There’re There aren’t / There’re not
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