B116 questions · Intermediate · Sentence Foundations
There Is and There Are Exercises with Answers
There is and there are for saying something exists, and the agreement that follows when the noun after it is plural or a list.
Lessons on this topic
- Singular and Plural Nouns
English plurals: -s, -es after -s, -x, -ch and -sh, consonant + y to -ies, the common irregulars, and the verb that has to agree with them.
- There Is / There Are
There is with singular and uncountable nouns, there are with plurals, negatives, questions, short answers, and why the verb agrees with what follows it.
- There Was and There Were
There was with singular and uncountable nouns, there were with plurals, negatives with any, questions, short answers, and when to use had instead.
From the blog
- There is / there are: negatives and questions
Negative: there isn't + singular or uncountable noun, there aren't any + plural noun. Plus Is there / Are there questions and short answers.
