14- There

Lesson 14

There 

Singular

There is a black cat.
There is a boy behind the tree.
There is a student in the classroom.
To make questions: Is there a boy behind the tree? Is there a student in the classroom?

Plural
There are threefootball players.
There are two people and two dogs.
There are two little girls playing with blocks.
To make questions: Are there three football players? Are there two little girls playing wit

"There" is used for information and facts. Sometimes "there" is singular, and sometimes "there" is plural. Examples: There is a clock on the wall. (singular) There's a rabbit in the backyard. (singular) There is = There's. Most Americans use the contraction, there's There are seven days in a week. (plural). There are some flowers on the table. (plural) There are = (no contraction) Some Americans say "there's" even when the subject is plural. You shouldn't do that.

write: 

1. _________ ________ a restaurant on this street. 2. _________ ________ a lot of people here. 3. _________ ________ some water on the floor. 4. _________ ________ a police officer over there. 5. _________ ________ some flowers on the table. (Answers: 1. There is; 2. There are; 3. There is; 4. There is; 5. There are)