T H E R E I S - T H E R E A R E
We use "There is - There are" to say that something or someone exists.
a) We use "There is" with singular countable nouns and uncountable nouns.
*** There is a cat in the garden.
*** There is some milk in the glass.
b) We use "There are" with plural nouns.
*** There are ten students in the classroom.
*** There are some people in front of the building .
|
There is / are
|
Noun
|
Place (prepositional phrase)
|
Singular Countable Noun
|
There is
|
a book
|
on the table.
|
Mass Noun (Uncountable)
|
There is
|
soup
some soup
|
in the howl.
|
Plural Noun
|
There are
|
books
some books
|
on the shelf.
|
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
|
There isn't / aren't
|
Noun
|
Place (prepositional phrase)
|
Singlar Countable Noun
|
There isn’t
|
a book
|
on the table.
|
Mass Noun (Uncountable)
|
There isn’t
|
any soup
|
in the howl.
|
Plural Noun
|
There aren ‘t
|
books
any hooks
|
on the shelf.
|
INTERROGATIVE
|
Is/Are there
|
Noun
|
Place (prepositional phrase)
|
Singular Countable Noun
|
Is there
(Isn't there)
|
a book
|
on the table ?
|
Mass noun (Uncountable)
|
Is there
(Isn't there)
|
any milk
|
in the fridge ?
|
Plural Noun
|
Are there
(Aren't there)
|
books
any hooks
|
on the. shelf ?
|
|