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Grammar Elementary. There is/There are. Affirmative form. There is ( there’s ) a book on the table. There is some water on the floor . There are six students in the room . USAGE We use there is/are to say something exists. Be careful !.
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Grammar Elementary There is/There are
Affirmativeform • There is (there’s) a book on the table. • There is somewater on thefloor. • There are sixstudents in theroom. USAGE • We use there is/are to saysomethingexists.
Becareful! • There is a boy in theroom. • NOT!! A boy is in theroom. • There are fourcinemas in the city. • NOT!! Fourcinemas are in the city.
Giving more details A: There’ssomeone on thephoneforyou. B: Who is it? A: It’syour sister, I think. A: There are somepeopleoutsidethedoor. B: Who are they? A: They ’re students.
Negative Form • There is not (there’s not/there isn’t) a library in thevillage. • There is not (there’s not/there isn’t) anywater in thevase. • There are not (there aren’t) anyflowers in thevase. USAGE • We use there is not/are not to saysomethingdoesn’texist.
Questions – Shortansvers • Is there a university in thetown? • Is there anymilk in thefridge? • Yes, there is./No, there isn’t./ No, there’s not. • Are there anyspoons in thecupboard? • Yes, there are./No, there aren’t.
a/an, some, any • a/ an - singular, countablenouns. There isn’ta dog in front ofthedoor. There is adictionary on theshelf. • Some, any – pluralcountable, uncountablenouns. There is somebeer in the jug. There aren’tanysheets in the notebook.
a/an, some, any • a/ an, some - affirmative sentence. There are somestabs on thefloor. There is amessageforyou. • any – questions, negative sentence. Is there anytealeft? Are there anygoodplaysatthetheatre? There isn’tanybread in the box.
Literatura • CLARKE, S. MacmillanEnglish Grammar In ContextEssential. 1. vyd. Oxford: Macmillan Publisher Ltd, 2008. ISBN 978-1-5040-7049-2.
Writesentenceswith there is/are • A post office…There is a post office… • A hospital …There isn’t a hospital…… • Twoshops…………………………………. • A bank………………………………………. • Anapple……………………………………. • Books……………………………………….. • Water………………………………………… • Museums……………………………………
Writequestionandshortanswers • Is there a theatre? Yes there is/ No, there isn’t. • …………a hospital…………………………… • ………….many shops………………………… • …………..a computerroom………………… • …………ham in thefridge…………………… • ……………a library…………………………… • ………… interestingfilms……………………