There is / There are

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

Before the renovation, there were only weeds and broken glass up there. Today, there are gardens, cafés, and art installations. Urban planners now study this as proof that there can be a second life for forgotten infrastructure.

Grammar Reference · There is / There are

Present: is / are

Use there is with singular nouns and there are with plural nouns. There is a park. There are many parks.

Past: was / were

Use there was for singular and there were for plural in the past. There was a motorway. There were protests.

Modal and perfect

The auxiliary comes before be. There must be housing. There has been resistance. There will be changes.

Common error

There is many options. ✗ → There are many options. ✓ Always match is/are to the noun that follows.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

There is / There are

1. a famous elevated park in New York City called the High Line.

2. millions of visitors to the High Line every year.

3. only an abandoned railway track before the renovation began.

4. many critics who predicted chaos when Seoul removed its motorway.

5. strong opposition to large glass towers in historic parts of London.

6. several major urban renovation projects in Asia over the past decade.

02Exercise 2 — Find and Correct the Error

find the error · rewrite the sentence

1.There is many abandoned buildings in the old part of the city.

2.There was a lot of protests when the demolition was announced.

3.There have been a new park opened near the river last month.

4.There must is more investment in public transport.

5.There is been significant changes to the city skyline this year.

6.There will being new housing built on the old railway land.

7.There are a stream that runs through the centre of Seoul.

8.There should be more stronger protection for historic buildings.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

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

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