There is / There are (Present) Exercises PDFSet 4: Mixed Practice & There is vs. It is

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Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.___ a lot of noise outside. I can't sleep.

a) There isb) There arec) It isd) It has

2.___ any good films on TV tonight?

a) Is thereb) Are therec) Is itd) Are they

3.___ no parking spaces in this area. Let's try the next street.

a) There isb) It isc) There ared) It has

4."How many rooms ___ in your house?" — "Five."

a) is itb) there isc) there ared) are there

5.___ a few clouds in the sky, but it's mostly sunny.

a) There areb) There isc) It isd) It has

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1.There is

2.Are there

3.There are

4.are there

5.There are

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1."There is"(a)

'Noise' is uncountable and we are talking about the existence of noise, so we use 'There is'. 'It is' would describe something already mentioned.

2."Are there"(b)

'Films' is plural, so we use 'Are there' to ask about their existence. Are there any good films on TV tonight?

3."There are"(c)

'Parking spaces' is plural, so we use 'There are'. There are no parking spaces in this area.

4."are there"(d)

In 'How many' questions, we invert the word order: 'are there' (not 'there are'). How many rooms are there in your house?

5."There are"(a)

'A few clouds' is plural, so we use 'There are'. There are a few clouds in the sky.

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