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Karina Hernández - There-Is There-Are US Student
Karina Hernández - There-Is There-Are US Student
Karina Hernández - There-Is There-Are US Student
8 Exercise 1
There Is or There Are?
9 Exercise 2
Story
10 Exercise 3
In the Kitchen
12 Exercise 4
There Was or There Were?
13 Exercise 5
Questions
14 Exercise 6
Class Survey
15 Exercise 7
Nouns in a Series
16 Exercise 8
Pair Work
18 Exercise 9
Find the Error
19 Exercise 10
Quiz
20 Grammar Assessment
21 Self-Assessment
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Grammar Notes
THERE IS / THERE ARE
A. Positive Sentences
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Note #2
Some nouns in English are uncountable. For example,
we can’t count snow, rain, water, or milk. Use “there
is” with these non-count nouns even if you use a
quantifier like “some” or “a lot of.”
Note #3
It is common to shorten “there is” to “there’s”
(especially when speaking). We can never shorten
“there are” to “there’re” because it is too difficult to
pronounce “there’re”!
Note #4
Some sentences don’t include “preposition + the +
noun.” This happens when the location is obvious or
not important.
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Note #5
It is more common for negative sentences
starting with “there” to take a plural verb and
object noun, but a singular verb and object noun
are also possible.
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Yes/no questions with “there” begin with the Be verb. This is the normal
pattern for simple present tense questions with Be. Short answers include
“Yes, there is/are” and “No, there isn’t/aren’t.”
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We use “there is” and “there are” to describe scenes in the simple present
tense. To describe a scene in the simple past tense, we can use “there was”
and “there were.”
There is a mess in the kitchen today. There was a mess in the kitchen yesterday.
Singular Noun
& Non-Count There isn’t any ice on the road. There wasn’t any ice on the road.
Noun
Is there an e-reader on the desk? Was there an e-reader on the desk?
Are there any dogs at the park? Were there any dogs at the park?
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When “there + Be” is followed by more than one noun object, the normal
rules do not apply. We would expect that two or more nouns would take
a plural verb, but this does not happen. It all depends on the first noun in
the series. The Be verb agrees with that first noun only.
# Rule Examples
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Exercise 1
THERE IS OR THERE ARE?
Ex. There boxes of old clothes to donate. 6. There any bottles in the recycling bin.
a) is a) isn’t
b) are b) aren’t
1. There several tall buildings on Main Street. 7. There a woman from Turkey in the cafeteria.
a) is a) ‘s
b) are b) ‘re
2. There a new lamp in the living room. 8. There computers at this library.
a) is a) is no
b) are b) are no
3. There a lot of students from South America 9. There a rule about chewing gum in class.
at this school.
a) is
a) is b) are
b) are
10. There any excuses for her bad behavior.
4. There bugs on my windshield.
a) isn’t
a) is b) aren’t
b) are
a) ‘s
b) ‘re
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Exercise 2
STORY
There are
Rika is renting a new apartment. three rooms.
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First, a large living room. She has a couch, a love
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seat, and a chair in the room. also a coffee table in
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front of the couch. Next, a small kitchen next to
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the living room. In the kitchen, a big
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refrigerator. a stove, but no
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microwave. four chairs around the kitchen table.
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Finally, a medium-sized bedroom. The best
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thing about the bedroom is that three windows,
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so always a lot of sunlight in the room. Rika is very
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happy with her new apartment.
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Exercise 3
IN THE KITCHEN
A. Vocabulary
Look at the picture and make a list of the nouns you see.
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Exercise 3 cont.
B. Writing
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Exercise 4
THERE WAS OR THERE WERE?
Ex. There ants on our picnic blanket 6. There a single cookie left in the tin.
last weekend.
a) wasn’t
a) was b) weren’t
b) were
7. There a rabbit in my backyard last night.
1. There a scratch on my car yesterday.
a) was
a) was b) were
b) were
8. There any instructions on the test.
2. There two World Wars in the 20th century.
a) wasn’t
a) was b) weren’t
b) were
9. There a blanket on the bed.
3. There a big sale at the mall last Wednesday.
a) was
a) was b) were
b) were
10. There a lot of homework from
4. There snowboards in the rental shop. yesterday’s class.
a) was no a) was
b) were no b) were
a) was
b) were
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Exercise 5
QUESTIONS
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Exercise 6
CLASS SURVEY
A. Speaking
B. Writing
Write five sentences about your classmates using “There is” or “There are.”
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Exercise 7
NOUNS IN A SERIES
There are
Ex. two books and a pen on the desk.
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Exercise 8 (Student A)
PAIR WORK
A. Ask B. Answer
Word List
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Exercise 8 (Student B)
PAIR WORK
A. Answer B. Ask
Word List
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Exercise 9
FIND THE ERROR
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Exercise 10
QUIZ
1. There six students in 5. There three 9. there any survivors
the cafeteria. women from Russia in my from the plane crash?
English class.
a) was a) Is
b) were a) is b) Are
b) are
2. There a chair, a table, 10. There any students at
and a lamp in the living room. 6. There a couch in the bus stop at 6:30 am.
this room.
a) is a) were
b) are a) isn’t b) weren’t
b) aren’t
3. there any vegetables in 11. There a blue car in my
the fridge? 7. There two accidents on driveway.
the highway yesterday.
a) Is a) ‘s
b) Are a) was b) ‘re
b) were
4. There no apartments 12. there a pencil or a pen I
for rent. 8. There rice and beans on could borrow?
the table.
a) was a) Is
b) were a) is b) Are
b) are
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Grammar Assessment
Student / Group:
Notes
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Self-Assessment
THERE IS / THERE ARE
Add check marks () to show what you've learned in this lesson.
My Notes
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