SPARROW READERSA1

There is / There are / Some / Any

Sapphire · Challenge

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 Choose the full structure

Use there is / there are; use a negative when the clue says none.

Example: There isn't any water. (none)

1. a cinema in our town. (one)

2. any tickets left. (none)

3. some information on the website.

4. any furniture in the room. (none)

5. two people at the bus stop.

6. some money on the desk.

02 Contract or expand

Follow the instruction in brackets.

Example: There's a park. = There is a park.

1. a new student in our class. (There is: contract)

2. any computers here. (There aren't: full form)

3. any sugar left. (There isn't: full form)

4. an egg in the box. (There's: full form)

03 Complete both gaps

Use is / are and a / an / some / any.

Example: There is some cheese in the fridge.

1.There airport near the city.

2.There children in the playground.

3.There not water in the bottle.

4.There not clean plates in the cupboard.

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 Questions and short answers

Complete both gaps or finish the short answer.

Example: Is there a station? No, there isn't.

1. there bread in the cupboard?

2. there museums in your town?

3.Is there any homework? Yes, there .

4.Are there any lessons today? No, there .

05 How many or how much?

Complete with many or much.

Example: How many books are there?

1.How chairs are there in the room?

2.How water is there in the bottle?

3.How people are there in the queue?

4.How money is there in the wallet?

06 At the school cafe

Use is, are, a, an, some or any.

Example: There are some cakes on the counter.

1.There a small cafe at our school.

2.There are tables next to the window.

3.There is egg sandwich on the menu.

4.There is fruit juice in the fridge.

5.There aren't biscuits left.

6. there any tea? Yes, there is.