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  • Introduction to there is/are Usage: Introduction to the use of 'there is' and 'there are' in negative and question forms for identifying existence and location.
  • Examples of there is/are: Provides dialogues and examples illustrating the use of 'there is' and 'there are' in various situations.
  • Forming Questions and Negatives: Explains the structure for making negatives and questions using 'there is/are', including singular and plural forms.
  • Practice Exercises: Provides practice prompts for forming sentences using negative and question forms of 'there is/are'.

3.

3 there is/are negative


and questions
When do we use there is/are negative
and questions?
We use there is/are negative and questions to talk and ask about
the existence and location of people and things.

There isn’t a table in the garden, and there aren’t any


chairs.

A: Is there a dog in the house? B: No, there isn’t.

A: Are there any children in the house? B: Yes, there are.

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How many examples of there is/are negative and
questions are in this dialogue?

Harry’s house is very unusual. There isn’t a bath


in the bathroom. The bath is in a bedroom!

Is there a TV in the living room?

Yes, there is. But there aren’t any sofas.

Are there any chairs?

No, there aren’t.

There are three there is/are negatives and two questions.


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How do we make there is/are negative
and questions?
Singular Plural
Negative There is
isn’t
nota atree
treeininthe
thegarden.
garden. There are
aren’t
notany
anycars
carsininthe
thestreet.
street.

Questions Is
There
there
is aa tree
tree in
in the
the garden?
garden. Are
There
there
are any
cars in
cars
theinstreet.
the street?
and short
answers Yes, there is. Yes, there are.

No, there isn’t. No, there aren’t.

We can use the full


negative form or the Use any with plural
short form. To ask a question,
nouns in questions and
switch places between
negative sentences.
there and is/are.

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Practice Time
Write sentences from the prompts. Use negative or question forms
of there is/are.

1. books / on the desk / ✗


There aren’t any books on the desk.

2. pictures / in the living room / ?


Are there any pictures in the living room?

3. a white house / in the street / ✗


There isn’t a white house in the street.

4. a TV / in your bedroom / ?
Is there a TV in your bedroom?

5. people / in the house / ✗


There aren’t any people in the house.

6. rats / in the garden / ?


Are there any rats in the garden?

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there is/are negative and questions 3.3
When do we use there is/are negative and questions? There isn’t a table in the garden, and there aren’t any chairs. A: Is t
Copyright © 2020 by Pearson Education      Wider World Starter There are three there is/are negatives How many examples of th
How do we make there is/are negative and questions? Copyright © 2020 by Pearson Education      Wider World Starter Singular
1. books / on the desk / ✗ There aren’t any books on the desk. 2. pictures / in the living room / ? 3. a white house / in

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