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There is / There are / Some / Any

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Grammar summary

Noun	Affirmative	Negative
One thing	There is / There's a book.	There is not / isn't a book.
Two or more	There are two books.	There are not / aren't any books.
Uncountable	There is some water.	There is not / isn't any water.

Use there is / there are to say that something exists in a place.

a / an + one countable noun: a desk, an apple. Choose by sound: an umbrella.

There's = there is. Use the full form there are in your writing.

01 Build the affirmative

Complete with there is / there are; a contraction is possible.

Example: There is a mirror. There are two pictures.

1. a sofa in the living room.

2. two lamps next to the sofa.

3. an umbrella by the door.

4. some cheese in the fridge.

5. four plates on the table.

6. some sandwiches in the bag.

02 a, an or some?

Complete each gap with a, an or some.

Example: There is an apple. There is some rice.

1.There is elephant in the picture.

2.There is school near my house.

3.There are oranges on the table.

4.There is bread in the cupboard.

03 Build the negative

Complete with there is not / there are not, or a contraction.

Example: There aren't any flowers.

1. a swimming pool in our town.

2. any trees in this street.

3. any milk in the bottle.

4. any people in the shop.

Grammar summary

Question	Yes	No
Is there a cafe?	Yes, there is.	No, there isn't.
Are there any shops?	Yes, there are.	No, there aren't.
Is there any milk?	Yes, there is.	No, there isn't.

some: affirmative plurals and uncountables. any: negatives and ordinary questions.

Positive short answers stay full: Yes, there is. / Yes, there are.

How many + plural countable noun? How much + uncountable noun?

Some is also possible in offers and requests: Would you like some water?

04 Ask and answer

Complete the questions and the short answers.

Example: Are there any shops? Yes, there are.

1. a library in this town?

2. any restaurants near here?

3.Are there any parks? Yes, there .

4.Is there any tea? No, there .

05 some or any?

Use some or any in these statements and ordinary questions.

Example: Is there any water?

1.There are photos on the wall.

2.There isn't coffee left.

3.Are there tourists in the museum?

4.There is soup in the bowl.

06 A picnic in the park

Complete with is, are, a, an, some or any.

Example: There is a basket on the grass.

1.There a picnic table under the tree.

2.There are sandwiches in the basket.

3.There is orange next to the sandwiches.

4.There isn't lemonade in the bottle.

5. there any cups in the bag?

6.Yes, there . The cups are in the bag.