There is And There Are

There is and there are, are used to talk about existence or state of being.

There is:

Use there is before a singular noun.

With countable singular nouns:

• There is a beautiful mosque in our village.
• There is an intelligent girl in our class.

With uncountable nouns:

• There is little water in the bottle.
• There is too much dust in Texas city.

There are:

Use there are before countable plural nouns.

• There are ten students in our class.
• There are two pens in my packet.

Negative sentences:

• There is not/isn’t enough salt in the dish.
• There are not/aren`t any skyscrapers in Texas.

Interrogatives:

• Is there any money left in your packet?
• Were there any survivors in the plane crash?

Negative interrogatives:

• Is there not anyone in the office today?
• Are there not any computers defective in your class?

Or

• Isn`t there anyone in the office today?
• Aren`t there any computers defective in your class?

How to Use There is And There Are With WH Question Words:

• How many airplanes are there in the USA air force? There are very few.
• How many skyscrapers are there in Cydney city? There are many.
• How much water is there in Texas River? There is a lot this summer.

Exercise 1.

1. ____________ five pens in the box.
2. ____________many baby lions near their parents.
3. ____________many monkeys in the trees.
4. ____________an elephant in the zoo.
5. ____________four chairs in the room.
6. ____________a telephone in the bedroom.
7. ____________seven days in a week.
8. ____________a car in the garage.
9. ____________a cat in the bedroom.
10. ____________two tables in the kitchen.
11. ____________some books on the table.
12. ____________many birds in that tree.
13. ____________a magazine on the floor.
14. ____________many animals in the zoo.
15. ____________a snake in the window.
16. ____________a zebra in the grass.
17. ____________lions in the zoo, too.
18. ____________a bird next to the tre
19. ____________few students who don’t know how to use there is and there are.
20. ____________some water in the glass.

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