There is / There are

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

In Mongolia, many families live in a ger. There is a small stove in the centre. The bed is next to the wall. In the United Kingdom, there is a small kitchen at the back. There is a garden next to the house.

Grammar Reference · There is / There are

There is (singular)

There is a bed next to the wall. — use for one thing

There are (plural)

There are two chairs in the living room. — use for more than one thing

Negative

There isn't a garden at my home. — use isn't / aren't to say no

Question form

Is there a bathroom? Are there any shelves? — swap is/are to the front

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

There is / There are

1.There a small bathroom in the home.

2.There any beds in the living room.

3. there a kitchen in the flat?

4.There two shelves on the wall.

5.There a table in the bedroom.

6. there any chairs in the kitchen?

02Exercise 2 — Build · Re-order the Words

jumble · capital + full stop + conjugate

1.a · bedroom · in · there · big · is

2.the · next to · is · table · wall · the

3.chairs · are · living room · the · two · there · in

4.isn't · garden · a · there · the · at · home

5.the · on · shelf · a · there · is · wall

6.bathroom · is · there · a · at · the · back

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

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

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