grammar · neutral

There + be + N + who/that + V

Band 5-6speakingtask2

Used to say that some people or things exist and do something or have a quality.

Examples

“There are students who study late into the night.”

“There was a teacher who helped me a lot.”

“There is no one who can deny the evidence.”

Band 8 sentence

“There are scholars who argue that technological change is both an opportunity and a threat to employment.”

Collocations

  • There are many people who
  • There is no one who
  • There was a time when

Word family

There is / There are aux + beThere was / There were aux + be (past)exist / existence v / n

Common mistakes

There is many students who help me.→There are many students who help me.

There are students which help me.→There are students who help me.

There are students _ help me.→There are students who help me.

Say it for a higher band

5Many students help me→6There is many students who help me→7+There + be + N + who/that + V

Synonyms

Some people + V

Easily confused

who vs which

“There are people who support the policy.”

there is vs there are

“There are many reasons to choose renewable energy.”

Related words

defining vs non-defining relative clauses (use of commas and that/which/who), who + Vthe + superlative + N + (that) + S + Veach of whom + V, which is why + S + VIndefinite pronouns + who/that + V (someone/anyone/anything + who/that)the majority of + N + who + Vthose who + V

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