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5. Grammar Focus

1. There is / There are

- We use there is / there are to describe a scene or place.

Short form there is – there’s

there are – there’re

Positive There is (there’s) + singular nouns.

 There is a computer on the desk.

There are (there’re) + plural nouns.

 There are two computers on the desk.

Negative There isn’t a computer on the desk.

There aren’t two computers on the desk.

Question Is there a computer on the desk?

Are there any computers on the desk?

Short answer Yes, there is
are

No, there is not. (there isn’t)
are not. (there aren’t)

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