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There is/ There are Lesson and Quizzes

Sentences

Form	Followed by	Example
There is	Singular	There is a clock on the wall.
There is some	Uncountable Nouns	There is some cheese in the refrigerator.
There are	Plural	There are two chairs in the room.
There are some	Countable Nouns	There are some sandwiches in the bag.

· There is a tree in the yard.

· There is a telephone on the table.

· There is some sugar in the bowl.

· There is some ice cream in the carton.

· There are two magazines on the shelf.

· There are five posters on the wall.

· There are some flowers in the vase.

· There are some pillows on the floor.

Questions

Form	Followed by	Example
Is there …?	Singular	Is there a clock on the wall?
Is there any …?	Uncountable Nouns	Is there any cheese in the refrigerator?
Are there…?	Plural	Are there two chairs in the room?
Are there any …?	Countable Nouns	Are there any sandwiches in the bag?

· Is there a tree in the yard?

· Is there a telephone on the table?

· Is there any sugar in the bowl?

· Is there any ice cream in the carton?

· Are there two magazines on the shelf?

· Are there five posters on the wall?

· Are there any flowers in the vase?

· Are there any pillows on the floor?

Negative

Form	Followed by	Example
There isn’t	Singular	There isn’t a clock on the wall.
There isn’t any	Uncountable Nouns	There isn’t any cheese in the refrigerator.
There aren’t	Plural	There aren’t two chairs in the room.
There aren’t	Countable Nouns	There aren’t any sandwiches in the bag.

· There isn’t a tree in the yard.

· There isn’t a telephone on the table.

· There isn’t any sugar in the bowl.

· There isn’t any ice cream in the carton.

· There aren’t two magazines on the shelf.

· There aren’t five posters on the wall.

· There aren’t any flowers in the vase.

· There aren’t any pillows on the floor.

Questions and Answers

Woman	Man
Is there an elephant in the room?	No, there isn’t.
Is there a chalkboard in the room?	Yes, there is.
Are there any students in the room?	Yes, there are.
Is there any milk in the carton?	Yes, there is.
Are there any quizzes?	Yes, there are.

An Important Note About Some and Any

Some is only used in affirmative sentences with “There is” and “There are.”

Any is used in negative sentences and in questions with “Is there” and “Are there.”

Quizzes

· There is There are multiple choice quiz

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Page Last Updated September 29, 2005 by Harold Foot