Unit 4 - There isn't, there aren't (Exercises Grammar - 7.2)

1. Complete the gaps with there is / isn't or there are / aren't.

Example: ... twelve stars on the European flag.

The answer is "There are" therefore, you should choose "There are" for your answer because "There are" related to twelve stars on the European flag (plural nouns), remember the singular and plural nouns!

• a. There is

• b. There isn't

• c. There are

• d. There aren't

a. ... any gravity in space.

• a. There is

• b. There isn't

• c. There are

• d. There aren't

b. ... any deserts in Europe.

• a. There is

• b. There isn't

• c. There are

• d. There aren't

c. ... over 40,000 characters in Chinese writing.

• a. There is

• b. There isn't

• c. There are

• d. There aren't

d. In over 90% of plane crashes ... a survivor.

• a. There is

• b. There isn't

• c. There are

• d. There aren't

e. In an average bar of chocolate ... eight insect legs!

• a. There is

• b. There isn't

• c. There are

• d. There aren't

2. Complete the sentences with There is / are and There isn't / aren't.

Example: a post office

The answer is "There is a post office" therefore, you should choose "There is" for your answer because "There is" related to a post office (singular nouns), remember the singular and plural nouns!

• a. There is a post office

• b. There isn't a post office

• c. There are a post office

• d. There aren't a post office

a. two banks

• a. There is two banks

• b. There isn't two banks

• c. There are two banks

• d. There aren't two banks

b. a supermarket

• a. There is a supermarket

• b. There isn't a supermarket

• c. There are a supermarket

• d. There aren't a supermarket

c. an airport

• a. There is an airport

• b. There isn't an airport

• c. There are a supermarket

• d. There aren't a supermarket