There is / There are revision

We already published a post on there is/ there are, but let’s remember how they work:

RULES:

1. Use there IS for singular countable nouns (one item) + a/an. 2. Use there IS for non-countable items + some. 3. Use there ARE for many items (plural nouns).

See information on countable and uncountable nouns here.
There is a spider on the wall.
There is some milk on the floor.
There are pencils on my desk.

The negative and interrogative form follows verb TO BE forms. Have a look at these examples:

There is not a book.  -  There isn’t a book.
There are not books.  -  There aren’t books.

For questions, remember you need an inversion.

Is there a book?                                          Are there any books?
Yes, there is.                                                Yes, there are.
No, there isn’t.                                            No, there aren’t

You had some exercises on the previous post. Now try this exercise on there is/there are to talk about singular/plural nouns or uncountable nouns and another one to practise the negative form.
And also exercises in the past!  1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Source: EOI Elx