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There is / There are

There is or There are? THERE IS We use 'There is' for the singular form of countable nouns or for uncountable nouns. We use 'There are' for the plural form.

There is or There are?

THERE IS

We use 'There is' for the singular form of countable nouns or for uncountable nouns.

We use 'There are' for the plural form

RULES:

1. Use there IS for singular nouns (one item).
2. Use there IS for non-count items (group nouns).
3. Use there ARE for many items (plural nouns).

There is a spider on the wall.
There is milk on the floor.
There are pencils on my desk.

Now try the following 21 sentences:

1. There is / are? are many animals in the zoo.

2. There is / are? is a snake in the window.

3. There is / are? is a zebra in the grass.

4. There is / are? are lions in the zoo, too.

5. There is / are? are many baby lions near their parents.

6. There is / are? is a bird next to the tree.

7. There is / are? are many monkeys in the trees.

8. There is / are? is an elephant in the zoo.

9. There is / are? is some water in the lake near the elephants.

10. There is / are? are birds in the zoo.

11. There is / are? are many people visiting the animals today.

12. There is / are? are many children, too.

13. There is / are? is a gorilla in the tree.

14. There is / are? is some grass under the tree.

15. There is / are? are bananas in the tree with the gorilla.

16. There is / are? are many birds near the gorilla.

17. There is / are? is a rock near the tree.

18. There is / are? are many sharks in the aquarium.

19. There is / are? is an eel in the aquarium, too.

20. There is / are? is lots of water for the fish.

21. There is / are? are many animals to see at the zoo.

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