THERE IS/THERE ARE + SOME/ANY

THERE IS/THERE ARE + SOME/ANY

We use There is…, There isn’t… and Is there …? When we talk about open thing.

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  A There’s a hotel

  N There isn’t a movie

  I Ihere a post office??s t

  Y/N Yes, there is/ No, there isn’t

  
  

NOTE: THERE’S =THERE IS

We use There are…, There aren’t… and Are there…? When we talk about more than one thing.

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  A There are some stores.

  N There aren’t any museums.

  I ARE THERE ANY CAFES?

  Y/N YES, THERE ARE/NO, THERE AREN’T

  
  

 

WE USE A/AN WITH SINGULAR NOUNS. WE USE SOME AND ANY WITHRAL NOUNS PLU.

• We use some with There are when we don’t say how many.

• There are some books on the desk

• We use any with There aren’t and Are there…?

  There aren’t any books on the desk.

  Are there any books on the desk?

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NOTE: You often hear There’s + plural noun in informal English:

There’s lots of people here. There’s some cars in the parking lot.

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

prepositions of place before a noun to explain where a person or thing is:

The book is on the sofa.

The kitchen is next We to the living room.