grammar · neutral

there is/there are + noun

Band 4-5speakingtask1

There is/there are: used to state the existence of something in a place or situation.

Examples

“There are three books on the table.”

“There is a lot of traffic in the city centre.”

“Is there any milk in the fridge?”

Band 8 sentence

“There are several limitations to the study that should be addressed in future research.”

Collocations

  • there is + singular noun / uncountable
  • there are + plural noun

Common mistakes

There is three problems we need to solve.→There are three problems we need to solve.

There are a lot of information.→There is a lot of information.

Say it for a higher band

5have + noun→6there is + singular used incorrectly for plural→7+there is/there are + noun

Synonyms

exist/have

Easily confused

have + noun (to show possession)

“I have three siblings.”

Related words

have / has + past participlesubject + V(s) (simple present)be about to + base verbbe + V-ingso + adjective/adverb + that + clauseIf + present perfect, will + base verbNot only + clause, but also + clausewill have been + V-ing

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