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There is / There are
The Perfect House
9
Focus on Grammar 1
Part VIII, Unit 26
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Our New House
Honey, I found the
perfect house. You
are going to love it.
Oh, that’s great!
Tell me all about it.
Our New House
There is a big
backyard.
There’s air
conditioning.There are good
schools nearby.
Present Singular
There is a big
backyard.
There is air
conditioning.
Use there is or there’s to state facts about a
person or thing.
Present Plural
There are good
schools nearby.
There are a lot
of windows.
Use there are if the noun is plural.
Are there trees in
the yard?
Is there a
fireplace?
There aren’t any trees,
but there’s a big
driveway for my car.
There isn’t a fireplace, but
there’s a big space for my
flat screen TV.
There’s even an extra
bedroom for my mother!
There isn’t a
swimming pool,… Hmmm . . . Great.Is there a
swimming pool?
The Perfect House
… but there’s a
basketball court.
Negative
To state a negative fact, you can use there
isn’t a / an or there aren’t any.
There isn’t a garage.
There aren’t any trees in the
yard.
There isn’t a fence.
There aren’t a lot of neighbors.
present singular
present plural
present singular
present plural
There’s a basketball court.
Contractions
Use there’s in speaking and informal writing.
There’s even an extra bedroom
for my mother.
Practice 1
Look at the information about Mrs.
Chan’s class. Make sentences using
there is, there are and information
about this class.
Mrs. Chan’s History Class
Quiz Students Homework Readings
This Week 0 18 very little many
Example: This week, there isn’t a quiz.
This week, there are 18 students.
This week, there is very little homework.
This week, there are many readings.
Questions
Put is, or are before there to make a
question.
Is there a swimming pool?Are there mice in the house?
Short Answers
Use there in questions and short answers.
Is there a
porch?
Yes, there is.
Are there any
problems in the
basement?
No, there
aren’t.
Practice 2
Ask a partner questions about his
or her neighborhood. Use is there,
are there and short answers.
lots of housesExample:
a good school
many children
a highway five years ago
restaurants
problems
cafés five years ago
parks
noise
Are there lots
of houses in
your
neighborhood?
No, there
aren’t.
References
Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education and its
licensors. All rights reserved.

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Thereisthereare

  • 1. There is / There are The Perfect House 9 Focus on Grammar 1 Part VIII, Unit 26 By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 2. Our New House Honey, I found the perfect house. You are going to love it. Oh, that’s great! Tell me all about it.
  • 3. Our New House There is a big backyard. There’s air conditioning.There are good schools nearby.
  • 4. Present Singular There is a big backyard. There is air conditioning. Use there is or there’s to state facts about a person or thing.
  • 5. Present Plural There are good schools nearby. There are a lot of windows. Use there are if the noun is plural.
  • 6. Are there trees in the yard? Is there a fireplace? There aren’t any trees, but there’s a big driveway for my car. There isn’t a fireplace, but there’s a big space for my flat screen TV. There’s even an extra bedroom for my mother! There isn’t a swimming pool,… Hmmm . . . Great.Is there a swimming pool? The Perfect House … but there’s a basketball court.
  • 7. Negative To state a negative fact, you can use there isn’t a / an or there aren’t any. There isn’t a garage. There aren’t any trees in the yard. There isn’t a fence. There aren’t a lot of neighbors. present singular present plural present singular present plural
  • 8. There’s a basketball court. Contractions Use there’s in speaking and informal writing. There’s even an extra bedroom for my mother.
  • 9. Practice 1 Look at the information about Mrs. Chan’s class. Make sentences using there is, there are and information about this class. Mrs. Chan’s History Class Quiz Students Homework Readings This Week 0 18 very little many Example: This week, there isn’t a quiz. This week, there are 18 students. This week, there is very little homework. This week, there are many readings.
  • 10. Questions Put is, or are before there to make a question. Is there a swimming pool?Are there mice in the house?
  • 11. Short Answers Use there in questions and short answers. Is there a porch? Yes, there is. Are there any problems in the basement? No, there aren’t.
  • 12. Practice 2 Ask a partner questions about his or her neighborhood. Use is there, are there and short answers. lots of housesExample: a good school many children a highway five years ago restaurants problems cafés five years ago parks noise Are there lots of houses in your neighborhood? No, there aren’t.
  • 13. References Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education and its licensors. All rights reserved.