THERE IS / THERE ARE

1. by HERBER

2. Countable nouns:
They are persons, animals or things
that we can count.
They can be singular or plural.
Uncountable nouns:
They are substances, concepts,
etc. that we cannot divide into
separate elements.
We usually treat uncountable
nouns as singular.
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3. an owl
some girls
a table a cat a boy
an apple some apples

4. some water
some bread

5. Countable nouns:
We can use the indefinite article
a/an with countable nouns in singular.
We can use some (affirmative) and
any (negative/interrogative) with
countable nouns in plural.
Uncountable nouns:
We can use some (affirmative) and
any (negative/interrogative) with
uncountable nouns.
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6. We use There is with
countable nouns in singular
and uncountable nouns.
We use There are with
countable nouns in plural.
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7. There is
an owl on the table.

8. There isn’t
any owl on the
table.

9. There is
a cat under the table.

10. There isn’t
any cat under the table.

11. There is
some water on
the floor.

12. There isn’t
any water on
the floor.

13. There are
some books on
the table.

14. There aren’t
any books on the
table.

15. There isIs there a cat/some water ?
Yes, there is
There areAre there books ?
Yes, there are
someany
No, there isn’t
No, there aren’t
anysome
INTERROGATIVE FORM
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16. Is there
any water on
the floor?
Yes, there is.

17. No, there isn’t.

18. Is there
a cat on the table?
Yes, there is.

19. No, there
isn’t.

20. Are there
any books on
the table?
Yes, there are.

21. No there
aren’t.

22. _______ some students here.
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23. _________ any students here.
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24. _________ an owl here.
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25. _________ any cat here?
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26. _________ any water here.
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27. _________ any students here?
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