Video: There is / There Are & Quantifiers

Transcript

Hi students! Today we will learn how to use “There is” and “There are”. Also, we
will learn about quantifiers.

Let’s see this example:

A: Are there any stadiums in your town?
B: Yes, there are.
A: How many stadiums are there?
B: There are 3 big stadiums in my town.

And now you are thinking... When do we use “there is”, “there are”, “any” or
“some”?
In this lesson, I’m going to explain it to you….
Let’s start!
We use there is and there are to say that something exists.
We use there is for singular.
We use there are for plural.

For example:
There is a book.
There are books.

We can use “there is” and “there are” in the affirmative, negative or interrogative
form.

In the affirmative form, we use there is for singular.

For example: “There is a gym in my town”.
… and there are for plural.
For example: “There are three supermarkets in my town”.

In the negative form, we use there isn’t or there is not for singular.
For example: “There isn’t an airport in my town”
or “There is not a train station in my town”

......and there aren’t or there are not for plural.

For example: “There aren’t any coffee shops in my town.” or “There aren’t any
parking lots in my town”

Remember...
When we want to indicate that a zero quantity of something exists, we use there
aren’t any…
For example: “There aren’t any restaurants in my town.”

In the interrogative form, there are two types of questions: Yes/No questions and
Wh-questions.

To form a Yes/No question, we place is/are in front of there.

Again, we use any with plural questions or those which use uncountable nouns.
We also use there is/are in short answers.
For example:
Is there a mall? No, there isn’t.
Are there any restaurants in the city? Yes, there are.
Is there a gym in your town? Yes, there is.
Are there any coffee shops in your town? No, there aren’t.

To form a Wh-question with there is and there are, we place the Wh-word + the
verb + “there is” + complement.
For example:
What is there in your city?
There are a lot of restaurants.
Quantifiers “Some” and “Any”

We can use the quantifiers “some” and “any” when:

• The exact number is not known
• The exact number is not important or relevant.
We use some with countables and uncountables in affirmative sentences.

For example:
• “There are some restaurants in my town.” or
• “There are some beautiful parks in my town”.

We use any with countables and uncountables in negative and interrogative

sentences.

For example:
• There aren’t any airports in my town.
• Are there any train stations in my town?

There are other quantifiers, like “many” and “a lot of”.

We use the quantifiers many and a lot of to talk about quantities, amounts and
degrees.
We can use them in plural sentences.
We can use them in affirmative or negative sentences and questions.
For example:
There are many parks in my town.
There aren’t a lot of gyms in my town.
Are there many bus stations in your town?
Are there a lot of coffee shops in your town?
Now you know how that we use “there is” and “there are” to state that something
exists.
Also, you learned when to use the quantifiers “some”, “any”, “many” and “a lot of”.

Make sure to use them in your texts and dialogues to keep practicing. See you
next time!