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English Grammar 110 – There is / there are

“There is” or “there are” are used to describe the existence or presence of someone or something.

Singular = there is
Plural = there are

There is a restaurant near here .
There are a lot of cinemas in town.

Form a question by inverting “there” and the verb:

Is there a toilet here?
Are there any letters for me?

Form the negative using “not” after the verb. It’s often contracted:

There isn’t a space for my car.
There aren’t any books left.

Grammar
101 Subject Pronouns
102 Articles
103 Plurals
104 Countable or Uncountable?
105 Regular Present Tense
106 Irregular Present Tense
107 Present Continuous
108 Demonstratives
109 Question Words
110 There is/are

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