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There is <\/strong>is used\u00a0to express that something exists or that it is in a place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Examples: <\/p>\n\n\n\n There is<\/strong> a couch in the living room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is<\/strong> a restaurant at the end of the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n There is <\/strong>is used\u00a0for singular nouns.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example: There is <\/strong>a library in my village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are <\/strong>is used for plural nouns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example: There are <\/strong>two cats in their house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n When spoken, There is<\/strong> can be expressed as There\u2019s<\/strong>. However, There are<\/strong> doesn\u2019t have a contracted form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is a library <\/strong>in my village. > There\u2019s a library <\/strong>in my village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are two cats <\/strong>in their house. > There\u2019re two cats <\/strong>in their house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The negative form of There is <\/strong>is There is not<\/strong> or There isn’t<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0There\u2019s not<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example: There isn’t <\/strong>a supermarket near my house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n For There are<\/strong>, the negative form is\u00a0There are not <\/strong>or There aren\u2019t<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example: There aren’t <\/strong>animals at the zoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n There isn’t a<\/strong> is used with a singular noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Examples: There isn’t a<\/strong>\u00a0hotel near here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n There isn’t any<\/strong> is used with an uncountable noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n There isn’t any<\/strong> sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n There aren’t any<\/strong> is used with a plural noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n There aren’t any<\/strong> books in her room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n To show that the negative is important, there is no<\/strong> and an uncountable noun are combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example: There’s no<\/strong>\u00a0sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n For plural form, there are no<\/strong> and a plural noun are combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are no<\/strong> books in her room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is possible to use there is no<\/strong> + singular noun, but it’s not as common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example: There is no<\/strong> sense doing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To form a question, Is there<\/strong>\u00a0is used for singular nouns and uncountable nouns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Is there <\/strong>a hotel near your house?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Is there <\/strong>any sugar in the kitchen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Are there <\/strong>is used for plural nouns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Example: Are there any<\/strong>\u00a0books in her room?<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The response to Is there <\/strong>question is Yes, there is. <\/strong>or No, there isn\u2019t.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question: Is there a hotel near your house? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Answer: Yes, there is. \/ No, there isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Incorrect: Yes, there\u2019s. \/ No, there is no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The response to Are there<\/strong> question is Yes, there are.<\/strong> or No, there aren’t.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question: Are there any books in her room? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Answer: Yes, there are. \/ No, there aren\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n There is<\/em> and There are<\/em> can also be used in many other verb tenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Affirmative Form There is is used\u00a0to express that something exists or that it is in a place. Examples: There is a couch in the living room. There is a restaurant at the end of the street. There is is used\u00a0for singular nouns.\u00a0 Example: There is a library in my village. There are is used for plural nouns. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[309],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar"],"yoast_head":"\nNegative Form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Question Form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Answering Is there or Are there Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Summary of the Forms of There is and There are<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>Singular<\/td> Plural<\/td><\/tr> Affirmative<\/td> There is There\u2019s<\/td> There are<\/td><\/tr> Negative<\/td> There is not There isn\u2019t There\u2019s not<\/td> There are not There aren\u2019t<\/td><\/tr> Negative + a\/any<\/td> There isn\u2019t a + countable noun There isn\u2019t any + uncountable noun<\/td> There aren’t any<\/td><\/tr> Negative + no<\/td> There is no<\/td> There are no<\/td><\/tr> Question<\/td> Is there + singular noun<\/td> Are there + plural noun<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n There is and There are in Other Verb Tenses<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Past simple (singular)<\/td> There was<\/strong> an earthquake last week.<\/td><\/tr> Past simple (plural)<\/td> There were<\/strong> many people at the restaurant.<\/td><\/tr> Future simple<\/td> There will be<\/strong> a lot of cars on the road tomorrow because it\u2019s a long weekend.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"