1. COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR II
THERE IS / THERE ARE; PRONOUNS;
QUESTIONS WITH HOW MANY
PROFESOR: MGS. PAOLA A. CABRERA SOLANO
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2. There is and There are
• We use there is or there’s to
state facts about a person or thing.
• We use there are to talk about
people or things.
• There isn’t … there aren’t.
• We use any with yes/no
questions about plural nouns.
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3. Some examples…..
There is a woman at the
department.
There are six tables there.
There aren’t any gyms near our
house.
Are there any stores in this city?
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4. Subject and object pronouns; direct and
indirect objects
• A pronoun replaces a noun. A subject
pronoun replaces a noun in subject
position.
• An object pronoun replaces a noun in
subject position.
• A direct object answers the question
“whom” or “what”.
• An indirect object answers the question
“to whom” or “to what”.
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5. Some examples….
George works / He works
Susan called Paul
Susan called him
DO IO
She gave the CD to her.
IO DO
She gave her the CD.
DO IO
She gave it to her.
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6. Count and Non –Count Nouns; Articles
Singular Count Nouns: a , an, one (bag)
Plural Count Nouns: five, some, a few, a lot
of, many (pencil, book)
Non – Count Nouns: a little, some, a lot of
(motivation, salt)
Count nouns : Nouns that we can count
Non-count nouns: Nouns that we cannot
count
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7. Negative Statements: examples
• I didn’t buy an apple.
• I didn’t buy many pears.
• I didn’t buy much milk.
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8. Articles
• The, a, and an are articles. A and an are
indefinite articles.
• The is a definite article.
• We use the when it is clear which person or
thing you mean.
• You can use the definite article the before
singular count nouns, plural nouns, and non-
count nouns.
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9. Some examples….
• You’re hungry. You are looking for a
restaurant. You see one and say:
“There is a restaurant”
• You are looking for a particular
restaurant. You see it and say:
“There is the restaurant”
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10. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
ATTENTION
GOOD LUCK!