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There Is Or There Are Exercise

January 4, 2020 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1There ............... a book on the table.
Wrong!
Use "is" because "a book" is singular.
2There ............... lots of birds in the tree.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "lots of birds" is plural.
3There ............... many patients waiting outside.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "many patients" is plural.
4There ............... a lot of people coming.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "a lot of people" refers to plural people.
5There ............... many job opportunities in this sector.
Wrong!
Use "aren't" because "many job opportunities" is plural.
6There ............... a lot of confusion about the plan.
Wrong!
Use "is" because "confusion" is uncountable singular.
7There ............... two cats on the roof.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "two cats" is plural.
8There ............... only a few students in the class.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "a few students" is plural.
9............... there anybody upstairs?
Wrong!
Use "Is" because "anybody" is singular.
10There ............... few students in the class.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "few students" is plural.
11............... there anything to do?
Wrong!
Use "Is" because "anything" is singular.
12There ............... any solutions to this problem.
Wrong!
Use "aren't" because "any solutions" is plural.
Done.
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Answers

  1. There is a book on the table.
  2. There are lots of birds in the tree.
  3. There are many patients waiting outside.
  4. There are a lot of people coming.
  5. There aren’t many job opportunities in this sector.
  6. There is a lot of confusion about the plan.
  7. There are two cats on the roof.
  8. There are only a few students in the class.
  9. Is there anybody upstairs?
  10. There are few students in the class.
  11. Is there anything to do?
  12. There aren’t any solutions to this problem.
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