Complete the following sentences.
1There ............... somebody at the door.
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Use "is" with the singular noun phrase "somebody" in this present there-sentence.
2There ............... some books on the table.
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Use "are" with the plural noun phrase "some books" in this present there-sentence.
3There ............... a thunderstorm last night.
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Use "was" with the singular noun phrase "a thunderstorm" and the past time expression "last night".
4............... there any water on the moon?
Wrong!
Use "Is" before "there" in a present question with the uncountable noun "water".
5There ............... a hole in my tights.
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Use "is" with the singular noun phrase "a hole" in this present there-sentence.
6There ............... ice on the lake.
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Use "is" with the uncountable noun "ice" in this present there-sentence.
7I don’t know how many people there ............... in the waiting room.
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Use "are" with the plural noun "people" in this indirect question.
8There ............... no sense in making him angry.
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Use "is" in the fixed expression "There is no sense in".
9What ............... you doing at six o’clock yesterday evening?
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Use "were" with "you" for a past continuous question.
10What ............... he doing there?
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Use "is" with "he" in a present continuous question.
11James ............... at the party yesterday.
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Use "was" with the singular subject "James" and the past time expression "yesterday".
12............... there anything the matter with you?
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Use "Is" before "there" in a present question with the singular pronoun "anything".
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- There is somebody at the door.
- There are some books on the table.
- There was a thunderstorm last night.
- Is there any water on the moon?
- There is a hole in my tights.
- There is ice on the lake.
- I don’t know how many people there are in the waiting room.
- There is no sense in making him angry.
- What were you doing at six o’clock yesterday evening?
- What is he doing there?
- James was at the party yesterday.
- Is there anything the matter with you?