There is/are — negative & questions

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

In a small flat in Seoul, there is one shelf. There isn't a table. There are no plates on a desk. In a big family home in Mexico City, there are six chairs at the table. Is there a fridge in your kitchen? Are there chairs at your table?

Grammar Reference · There is/are — negative & questions

There is (positive)

There is a cup on the shelf. — one thing exists

There are (positive)

There are three plates in the cupboard. — two or more things exist

There isn't / There

There isn't a table. There aren't any chairs. — something does not exist

Is there? / Are there?

Is there a fridge? Are there any cups? — Yes, there is. / No, there aren't.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

There is/are — negative & questions

1. a lamp next to the fridge.

2. any food on the shelf.

3. a table in that kitchen?

4. four cups in the cupboard.

5. any chairs in the small kitchen.

6. any plates next to the fridge?

02Exercise 2 — Find and Correct the Error

find the error · rewrite the sentence

1.There are a fridge in the kitchen.

2.Is there any chairs at the table?

3.There isn't any cup on the shelf.

4.Are there a plate on the desk?

5.There is no chairs next to the table.

6.There aren't a lamp in the kitchen.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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