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There is/are v. has/have

There is/are v. has/have. Right: There is an elephant in the tree. Wrong: There has an elephant in the tree. Wrong: Has an elephant in the tree Right: The tree has an elephant in it. Remember…. If the subject is the thing which is in or on something else, we use `there is/are’

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There is/are v. has/have

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  1. There is/are v. has/have • Right: There is an elephant in the tree. • Wrong: There has an elephant in the tree. • Wrong: Has an elephant in the tree • Right: The tree has an elephant in it.

  2. Remember…. • If the subject is the thing which is in or on something else, we use `there is/are’ • There is a dinosaur in the restaurant • We can use `have’ only when the subject is something that contains or possesses something else • The restaurant has a dinosaur in it

  3. Remember also…... You need a or an before a singular countable noun that is subject of a `there is’ sentence There is a boy in the room There is water in the room There are many boys in the room

  4. There is/are + more than one noun • When there is/are is used with more than one noun, we use is if the first noun is singular and are if it is plural • There is an elephant and three zebras on the roof. • There arethree elephants and a zebra on the roof.

  5. There is/are + noun + present participle (-----ING) • We often use a present participle with a noun subject of a there is/are sentence: • There is a hippopotamus drinking at the bar • There are three students standing in the rubbish bin

  6. How can you describe this picture? (forgetting the signboard!)

  7. There’s a monkey in the tree!There’s a monkey hanging from the tree!The tree has a monkey in it!

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