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(39) the bird. Bobby is busy with his toy train. But Mrs.
(40) Smith can hear the bird. She (like) (listen to)
(41) Tweetie sing.
I (b)
THERE + BE + SUBJECT + LOCATION
(a) There is a bird in the we.
(c) There's a bid in the we.
are four birds in the tree.
(d) There're four birds in the tree.
There + be is used to say that something exists
in a particular location.
Notice: The subject follows be:
there + is + singular noun
there + are +plural noun
Contractions:
there + is = zhere's
there + are = there%
EXERCISE 25: Complete the sentences with is or are.
1. There is a grammar book on Ahmed's desk.
2. There are many grammar books in this room.
3. There two pens on Pierre's desk.
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4. There a pen on my desk.
5. There thirty-one days in July.
6. There only one student from Singapore in our class.
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7. There three students from Argentina.
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8. There ten sentences in this exercise.
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9. There a wonderful restaurant on 33rd Avenue.
10. There many problems in the world today.