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    The document discusses singular and plural forms of sentences using "there is/are" including affirmative sentences, negative sentences, questions, and contracted forms. It provides examples of sentences with "there is/are" for singular and plural subjects in the affirmative, negative, and question forms as well as notes that only positive contractions are possible for "there is" and the contraction "there're" is not used.

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    The document discusses singular and plural forms of sentences using "there is/are" including affirmative sentences, negative sentences, questions, and contracted forms. It provides examples of sentences with "there is/are" for singular and plural subjects in the affirmative, negative, and question forms as well as notes that only positive contractions are possible for "there is" and the contraction "there're" is not used.

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    There Acatinthe Room. There Two Cats in The Room.: Is Are

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    The document discusses singular and plural forms of sentences using "there is/are" including affirmative sentences, negative sentences, questions, and contracted forms. It provides examples of sentences with "there is/are" for singular and plural subjects in the affirmative, negative, and question forms as well as notes that only positive contractions are possible for "there is" and the contraction "there're" is not used.

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    Singular

    Plural

    Affirmative sentences

    Thereisa cat in the


    room.

    Therearetwo cats in
    the room.

    Thereisnota cat in the


    room

    Therearenottwo cats
    in the room.

    Thereisnocat in the
    room.

    Therearenocats in the
    room.

    Isthere a cat in the


    room?

    Arethere two cats in


    the room?

    Negative sentences

    Questions

    Contracted forms of there is, there are


    Contractions are only possitive from there is there's
    The form there're is not used.
    Do not form contracted forms in questions with is there/are there

    Singular

    Plural

    Affirmative sentences

    There'sa cat in the


    room.

    Therearetwo cats in
    the room.

    There'snota cat in the


    room.
    Negative sentences

    Questions

    Thereisn'ta cat in the


    room.

    Therearenottwo cats
    in the room.

    There'snocat in the
    room.

    Therearenocats in the
    room.

    Isthere a cat in the


    room?

    Arethere two cats in


    the room?

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