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There Is Vs. There Are Exercise

January 28, 2020 A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1There ............... an apple in the fridge if you are hungry.
Wrong!
Use "is" because "an apple" is singular.
2There ............... lots of apples in the basket.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "lots of apples" is plural.
3There ............... many children playing in the park.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "many children" is plural.
4There ............... many people who want to buy a car.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "many people" is plural.
5There ............... many people like him.
Wrong!
Use "aren't" because "many people" is plural.
6There ............... a lot of problems to solve.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "a lot of problems" is plural.
7There ............... a spider on the roof.
Wrong!
Use "is" because "a spider" is singular.
8There ............... many students in the class.
Wrong!
Use "weren't" because "many students" is plural.
9............... there anybody inside?
Wrong!
Use "Is" because "anybody" is singular.
10There ............... few writers of his calibre.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "few writers" is plural.
11............... there anything that we can do about this?
Wrong!
Use "Is" because "anything" is singular.
12There ............... much to do.
Wrong!
Use "isn't" because "much" refers to an uncountable amount.

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  1. There is an apple in the fridge if you are hungry.
  2. There are lots of apples in the basket.
  3. There are many children playing in the park.
  4. There are many people who want to buy a car.
  5. There aren’t many people like him.
  6. There are a lot of problems to solve.
  7. There is a spider on the roof.
  8. There weren’t many students in the class.
  9. Is there anybody inside?
  10. There are few writers of his calibre.
  11. Is there anything that we can do about this?
  12. There isn’t much to do.

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