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"There is" and "there are"

04.02.2010
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When we want to say that something exists somewhere, we use there:
"There's (there is) a hole in my bucket."
"There are two slices of cake left."

singular
? is there?
+ there is
– there is not = there isn't

plural
? are there?
+ there are
– there are not = there aren't

All tenses
We can use there in this way with all tenses of be.
"There were loads of people at the exhibition."
"There have been storms up and down the country."
"There are people standing on the road."

Now try the exercise on the next page.

Dagmar Taylor

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Submitted by uwe.kindsvogel@... on Thu, 04/02/2010 - 15:10.

Dear Ms Taylor,

Could you please explain the answer to number 4.
Is only this one option correct?

Best regards,
Uwe Kindsvogel

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Submitted by Dagmar Taylor on Fri, 05/02/2010 - 11:19.

Dear Uwe

"Wildlife" is a collective noun that means 'animals, birds and insects that live in a natural environment'. "Wildlife" is uncountable which means a singular verb follows. It is the subject and not the form "lot/lots" that makes the following verb singular or plural.
Compare:
- "There is a lot of furniture in this place."
- "There are a lot children in the restaurant."

I hope this helps.
All the best
Dagmar

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