{"id":8857,"date":"2018-08-06T17:19:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T15:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=8857"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:26:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:26:25","slug":"it-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/08\/it-there\/","title":{"rendered":"It \/ There"},"content":{"rendered":"

A clause\u00a0always\u00a0has a subject.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her grandmother has just retired.\u00a0Was an accountant<\/s>.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0=>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0She<\/strong>\u00a0was an accountant.
\nI\u2019m cooking for my sister.\u00a0Is sick<\/s>.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 =>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0She<\/strong>\u00a0is sick.
\nLook at the sky!\u00a0Is very sunny<\/s>.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0=>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0It\u2019s<\/strong> very sunny.<\/p>\n

Except<\/strong>\u00a0Imperative Sentences<\/span><\/p>\n

Come back\u00a0<\/strong>tomorrow.
\nSay <\/strong>that\u00a0again.<\/p>\n

In case\u00a0there is\u00a0no\u00a0<\/strong>other subject, use\u00a0there<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0it<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

THERE<\/h2>\n

Use\u00a0there\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>as an empty\u00a0subject<\/strong>, followed by the verb\u00a0be<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and then a\u00a0noun phrase<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 use when\u00a0introducing a\u00a0new topic<\/em><\/p>\n

There is\u00a0<\/strong>a conference this week. It will start on Monday.
\nThere has been\u00a0<\/strong>a mistake. I hope this gets corrected.<\/p>\n

\u2022 use with\u00a0numbers\u00a0or\u00a0quantities<\/em><\/p>\n

There was a lot of<\/strong>\u00a0people at the museum yesterday.
\nThere must have been more than twenty thousand<\/strong>\u00a0fans who watched the concert.<\/p>\n

\u2022 use when\u00a0talking about location<\/em><\/p>\n

There used to be<\/strong>\u00a0a big oak tree on this spot.
\nThere are\u00a0<\/strong>cookies on the jar.
\nI hope\u00a0there will be\u00a0<\/strong>someone at his house later.<\/p>\n

\u2022 use with\u00a0indefinite pronoun\u00a0or to express\u00a0quantity\u00a0and the\u00a0to-infinitive<\/em><\/p>\n

There is<\/strong>\u00a0nothin<\/u>g\u00a0to see<\/u>\u00a0at the exhibit.
\nThere was<\/strong>\u00a0a lot<\/u>\u00a0to do<\/u>\u00a0in my previous project.
\nThere was<\/strong>\u00a0nothing<\/u>\u00a0to learn<\/u>\u00a0in that class.
\nThere are<\/strong>\u00a0a lot of<\/u>\u00a0things\u00a0to discuss.<\/u><\/p>\n

\u2022 use “for” to show the subject of the to-infinitive<\/em><\/p>\n

There is nothing<\/strong>\u00a0for the<\/u>\u00a0team members\u00a0to discuss<\/strong>\u00a0in the meeting.
\nThere was plenty<\/strong>\u00a0for them<\/u>\u00a0to play with\u00a0<\/strong>in the nursery.
\nThere was nothing<\/strong>\u00a0for him<\/u>\u00a0to do\u00a0<\/strong>at his grandparents’.
\nThere are a lot<\/strong>\u00a0of questions\u00a0for you<\/u>\u00a0to answer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 use with an\u00a0indefinite pronoun\u00a0or when expressing\u00a0quantity\u00a0and an\u00a0-ing\u00a0verb<\/em><\/p>\n

There is<\/strong>\u00a0someone<\/u>\u00a0calling<\/u>\u00a0to talk to<\/u>\u00a0you.
\nThere were<\/strong>\u00a0a lot of babies\u00a0<\/u>crying<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0shouting<\/u>.<\/p>\n

If the\u00a0noun phrase is singular, use a singular verb.<\/em><\/p>\n

There\u00a0is<\/strong>\u00a0an exam today.
\nThere\u00a0were\u00a0<\/strong>a lot of people at the stadium.
\nThere\u00a0is\u00a0<\/strong>someone calling to talk to you.<\/p>\n

If the\u00a0noun phrase is plural, use a plural verb.<\/em><\/p>\n

There\u00a0are\u00a0<\/strong>more than two dishes to cook.
\nThere\u00a0were\u00a0<\/strong>some papers on the table.
\nThere\u00a0were\u00a0<\/strong>a lot of guests singing and dancing.<\/p>\n

IT<\/h2>\n

Use\u00a0it<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0when talking about:<\/p>\n

\u2022 times and dates<\/em><\/p>\n

It<\/strong>\u2019s almost six o\u2019clock.
\nIt<\/strong>\u2019s 18th of July.<\/p>\n

\u2022 weather:<\/em><\/p>\n

It<\/strong>\u2019s snowing.
\nIt<\/strong>\u2019s a very windy day.
\nIt<\/strong>\u00a0was getting warm.<\/p>\n

\u2022 when giving an\u00a0opinion\u00a0about a place<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s very dark<\/strong>\u00a0in here.
\nIt will be better<\/strong>\u00a0when we get to our destination.
\nIt\u2019s very warm<\/strong>\u00a0in his room.<\/p>\n

\u2022 when giving an\u00a0opinion\u00a0followed by\u00a0to-infinitive:<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s good<\/strong>\u00a0to talk<\/u>\u00a0to you.
\nIt will be nice<\/strong>\u00a0to spend<\/u>\u00a0the weekend on the beach.
\nIt was interesting<\/strong>\u00a0to learn<\/u>\u00a0about proper driving techniques.<\/p>\n

\u2022 when giving an\u00a0opinion\u00a0followed by an\u00a0-ing\u00a0verb:<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s fun<\/strong>\u00a0spending\u00a0<\/span>time with friends.
\nIt\u2019s horrible<\/strong>\u00a0drivin<\/u>g\u00a0at night.
\nIt can be hard <\/strong>taking care<\/u> of a sick baby.<\/p>\n

Use it<\/strong><\/em> when talking about people.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Use\u00a0it<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0when talking about\u00a0ourselves.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 when talking on the phone<\/em><\/p>\n

Good day.\u00a0It<\/strong>\u2019s Elizabeth.<\/p>\n

\u2022 when people cannot see you<\/em><\/p>\n

[Anne knocks on the door]\u00a0It<\/strong>\u2019s me.\u00a0It<\/strong>\u2019s Anne.<\/p>\n

Use\u00a0it\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>to talk about\u00a0other people<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\u2022 when pointing them out for the first time:<\/em><\/p>\n

Look.\u00a0It\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Beyonce!
\nWho is she? I think\u00a0it\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Adam’s boss.<\/p>\n

\u2022 when we cannot see them and we ask them for their name:<\/em><\/p>\n

[when the phone rings and you pick it up]<\/p>\n

Hello. Who is\u00a0it<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

[when someone knocks on your door]<\/p>\n

Who is\u00a0it<\/strong>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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