Fill in the blanks.
1. There ................................. any apples on that tree.
Correct!
Wrong!
When the noun following there is plural, the verb should be plural.
2. There ........................... something under the bed.
Correct!
Wrong!
If the noun following there is singular, the verb should be singular.
3. ........................... there anything we can do?
Correct!
Wrong!
4. There .............................. lots of people who own cars these days.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. There ............................. a fly in my soup.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. There ........................... no point in talking to her.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. Ten or fifteen years ago, there .............................. much less traffic on the roads.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. There ......................... trains every five minutes.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. There ................................. much water in the pond.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. There ............................. someone waiting outside.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. There ......................... a nice restaurant near my house.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. ............................ anybody in?
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- There aren’t any apples on that tree.
- There is something under the bed.
- Is there anything we can do?
- There are lots of people who own cars these days.
- There is a fly in my soup.
- There is no point in talking to her.
- Ten or fifteen years ago, there was much less traffic on the roads.
- There are trains every five minutes.
- There isn’t much water in the pond.
- There is someone waiting outside.
- There is a nice restaurant near my house.
- Is anybody in?
