There is there are grammar

The choice between the phrases there is and there are at the beginning of a sentence is determined by the noun that follows it. Use there is when the noun is singular (“There is a cat”). Use there are when the noun is plural (“There are two cats”).

1. Why do we use there is and there are?
2. What is grammatically correct is or are?
3. What is the word there in grammar?
4. How many are there grammar?
5. How do you teach there is and there are?
6. What to use instead of there are?
7. Is have plural?
8. Can we use are with I?
9. Does is singular or plural?
10. What is there is there are?
11. Are there any or is there any?
12. Is there one grammar of English or are there many?
13. Is there anything Are there anything?
14. How do you use there was and there were?

Why do we use there is and there are?

In English grammar we use “there is” or “there are” to talk about things we can see and things that exist. We use “there is” for singular and uncountable nouns, and we use “there are” for plural countable nouns.

What is grammatically correct is or are?

If the noun is singular, use is. If it is plural or there is more than one noun, use are. The cat is eating all of his food. The cats are eating all of their food.

What is the word there in grammar?

There means the opposite of here; “at that place.” Their means “belongs to them.” They're is a contraction of “they are” or “they were.”

How many are there grammar?

Estimates range from 500 to 10,000, but for practical purposes, we can say that there are about 3,500 grammar rules. This estimate comes from David Crystal, the man who created the index for the grammar reference book: A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, by Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech & Svartvik.

How do you teach there is and there are?

The basic rule is that “There are” is followed by a plural noun, usually meaning “noun+s” but obviously also similar irregular plural forms like “people” and “children”. For that reason, “There are” is often followed by determiners that go before plural nouns such as a number, “many”, “a few” and “a couple of”.

What to use instead of there are?

There are, Here are, and It is can be substituted with a noun phrase plus an actual verb, even if the verb is a form of “to be”: There are dogs in my yard becomes Dogs are in my yard. If fact, there is often called a “dummy subject”—think of a crash-test dummy in a car: it looks like a human but it isn't.

Is have plural?

Have is both singular and plural. For example, in the simple present tense, 'have' is used in the first and second person singular.

Can we use are with I?

You cannot use are (plural) with I (singular). You can use are (plural) with you. Because you is both singular and plural. Actually, you can use “are” with “I” in short questions.

Does is singular or plural?

We use do/does or is/are as question words when we want to ask yes/no questions. We use does and is with third person singular pronouns (he, she, it) and with singular noun forms. We use do and are with other personal pronouns (you, we they) and with plural noun forms.

What is there is there are?

The choice between the phrases there is and there are at the beginning of a sentence is determined by the noun that follows it. Use there is when the noun is singular (“There is a cat”). Use there are when the noun is plural (“There are two cats”).

Are there any or is there any?

It all depends on the nominative you're asking about. If it's singular, use “is.” If plural, use “are.” IS there any reason (singular) vs. ARE the any people (plural).

Is there one grammar of English or are there many?

So there is not one monolithic English grammar - no complete system we could call THE grammar of English. For example, some parts of Yorkshire, people still use 'thee' and 'thou' instead of singular 'you', and some American dialects use 'you-all' for plural 'you'.

Is there anything Are there anything?

"Anything" is treated as singular in English, so use "is there anything."

How do you use there was and there were?

We use there was for a singular object in the past tense and there were for plural objects in the past. There was is used when you refer to one thing or person. There were is used when you refer to more than one thing or person.