There is...There are...

Unit 2Mireia Valdepeñas

There is...

POSITIVE (+) Use it for SINGULAR

(S) or UNCOUNTABLE (U) nouns (S): There is a house. (U):There is water in

the bottle.

NEGATIVE (-) Use it for SINGULAR

or UNCOUNTABLE nouns (S):There isn‘t a

house. (U):There isn‘t water in

the bottle.

There are...

POSITIVE (+) Use it for PLURAL (P)

nouns (P): There are four

chairs.

NEGATIVE (-) Use it for PLURAL

nouns (P): There aren‘t four

chairs.

Questions

Change the order of There is and There are to make a question. +: There is a chair. ?: Is there a chair?

Yes, there is. No, there isn‘t.

Some

Use it in POSITIVE sentences.

Use it to express unspecified amounts.

Use it with UNCOUNTABLE nouns. (+): There is some water

in the bottle

Any (-, ?)

Use it to express unspecified amouts. Use it with UNCOUNTABLE nouns. Use it in NEGATIVE sentences and

QUESTIONS.(-): There isn‘t any water in the bottle.(?): Is there any water in the bottle?