Describing Location Using There is ... / There are ...

Describing Location Using There is ... / There are ...

Pattern	Countable
	Singular	Plural
Affirmative	1 . There is a television in the living room. 2. There is a drilling machine in the workshop.	1 . There are a lot of students in the yard. 2. There are some computers in the computer room.
Negative	1. There is not a television in the living room. 2. There is not a drilling machine in the workshop.	1. There are not any students in the yard. 2. There are not any computers in the computer room.
Interrogative	1. Is there a television in the living room? (+) Yes, there is. (-) No, there isn’t. 2. Is there a drilling machine in the workshop? (+) Yes, there is. (-) Not, there isn’t.	1. Are there any students in the yard? (+) Yes, there are. (-) No, there aren’t 2. Are there any computers in the computer room? (+) Yes, there are. (-) No, there aren’t

Notes:

1. For Uncountable Nouns, There is . . . is used.

Examples :

(+) There is milk in the bottle.

(-) There is not milk in the bottle. (?) Is there milk in the bottle?

(+) Yes, there is.

(-) No, there isn’t.

2. How many . . . is for Countable Nouns and How much . . . is for Uncountable Nouns. Examples :

a. How many female students are there in this class?

There is one.

b. How many visitors are there in this meeting?

There are fifty.

c. How much water is there in the bathtub?

There is a little.

d. How much oil is there in the drum?

There is a lot.