4. There is VS There are

REVIEW. DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES

The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known.

For the purposes of understanding how articles are used, it is important to know that nouns can be either count (can be counted) or noncount (indefinite in quantity and cannot be counted). In addition, count nouns are either singular (one) or plural (more than one). Noncount nouns are always in singular form.

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THERE ISTHERE ARE

we use there is and there are, to say that something exists.

1 Positive Sentences

We use there is for singular and there are for plural. There is one table in the classroom. There are three chairs in the classroom. There is a spider in the bath. There are many people at the bus stop.

2 Contractions

There's a good song on the radio. There's only one chocolate left in the box.

the contraccionof there is is there`s

You cannot contract there are.

There are nine cats on the roof. There are only five weeks until my birthday.

3. Negative Form

The negative is formed by putting not after is or are.

• There is not a horse in the field.
• There are not eight children in the school.
• There is not a tree in the garden.
• There are not two elephants in the zoo.

The Negative contractions are: There's not = There isn't There are not = There aren't

We almost always use contractions when speaking.

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1. There aren't any people at the party.
2. There aren't any trees in my street.

When we want to indicate that a zero quantity of something exists we use there aren't any.

4. There aren't with ANY

We also use this structure with uncountable nouns:

1. There isn't any water in the swimming pool.
2. There isn't any sugar in my coffee.

5. Questions

To form a question we place is / are in front of there. Again we use any with plural questions or those which use uncountable nouns. We also use there is / are in short answers.

EXAMPLES

If we want to find out the number of objects that exist we use How many in the following form:

6. How Many with Are There

How many + plural noun + are there (+ complement).

• How many dogs are there in the park?
• How many students are there in your class?
• How many countries are there in South America?
• How many Star Wars films are there?

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