Short answers: Yes, there is. / No, there isn't. · Yes, there are. / No, there aren't. · Short form: There's a park
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There is or there are
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Use there is with one thing and there are with more than one. The verb agrees with the noun after it.
There+is / are+noun phrase
There is a bank near the station.
There are three chairs in the room.
There is two chairs in the room.
There are two chairs in the room.
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There a cat on the sofa.
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Look! There some children in the garden.
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In my town a big park near the river.
there is The sentence needs there: There is a big park.
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Negatives, questions and answers
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Use there isn't / there aren't to say something is missing, and is there / are there to ask. Answer with Yes, there is. or No, there isn't.
Is / Are+there+noun phrase
Is there a supermarket near here?
There aren't any shops on this street.
Does there have a park in your town?
Is there a park in your town?
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There aren't tickets left.
any After a negative use any with plural nouns.
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there a bank near here?
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Are there a cinema in your town?
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Uncountable nouns and a lot of
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With uncountable nouns (water, milk, traffic) use there is, often with some or any. After a lot of, the verb agrees with the noun: there is a lot of milk, there are a lot of apples.
There is / are+a lot of / some / any+noun
There is some milk in the fridge.
There are a lot of cars on the road.
There are some water on the table.
There is some water on the table.
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There a lot of traffic in the city today.
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Is there bread left?
any Questions use any with uncountable nouns.
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There are a lot of furniture in the room.
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There a lot of people at the beach.
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There is or it is
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Use there is to say that something exists, usually in a place. Use it is / they are to say what a thing is or to talk about something you have already mentioned.
There is / are+new thing+place
There is a cat in the garden. It is black.
There are two cakes on the table. They look great.
It is a lot of snow outside.
There is a lot of snow outside.
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There is a book on the table. is red.
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It is a lot of snow outside.
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I like this room. a large window in it.
There is A new thing in a place: There is.
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There with other tenses and modals
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Keep there and change be: there was / there were for the past, there will be for the future, there might be with modals. After a modal use be, not is.
There+was / will be / might be+noun phrase
There was a long queue at the bank.
There might be some rain tomorrow.
There will have a party on Friday.
There will be a party on Friday.
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There will a concert in the park on Sunday.
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There three cars outside yesterday.
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I think there enough food for everyone.
will be Future: there will be.
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One word is in the wrong form. Type the correct form.