Unit 8 Level 3

What is your neighborhood like?

There is and there are

We use both there is and there are to mean hay, we use there is for
singular and no countable nouns
and we use there are with plural noun.

Example:
Singular noun There is a/one gas station around the corner.
There is a lot pollution in this city.
There are some groceries stores in downtown.
 Now lets talk about a, some and any.
 A/one means un, uno and una.
 There is a chair in the classroom.
 There is one chair in the classroom.
 But some and any both means algunos or algunas.
 Some is used in positive sentences
 Any is used in negative and interrogative sentences.
Example with uncountables nouns
All things that you weight in kilos or measure in liters are uncountable nouns.
Things that can’t be plural are uncountables nouns example bread, oil, money etc..

Is there any water in the pipe? * we start question with is/are.

Yes, there is some water in the pipe.
No, there is not any water in the pipe.
Example with countables
Are there any night clubs in town?
Yes, there are some night clubs in town
No, there are not any night clubs in town.
No, there are no night clubs inthe town.

Is there any pharmacy near the park in Misantla? Hay algún, is there any?

Yes, There is two of them, one is in front of the bus station and the other next the bank.
 Example with singular
 Is there a church in Misantla?
 Yes, there is a church in Misantla.
 No, there is not a church in Misantla.

 Is there any church in Misantla?

 Yes, there is church in Misantla
 No, there isn’t any church in Misantla
 No, There is no a church in Misantla.
 Quantifiers for uncountable nouns
 Much-mucho
 Too much/so much-demasiado
 A lots/ a lot of-demasiado
 A Little/ few-un poco
 None-Ninguno
 A great deal of- bastante
 Some- algo de
Some examples with uncontable nouns

 There is much peace in the world

 There is too much love on Christmas
 There is a lot of gasolina in the carafe.
 There is Little coffee in the jar.
 Quantifiers for countable nouns
 Many- mucho
 A great deal of- bastante
 A great number of- bastante
 Too many/too many- bastante
 Some- algo de
 A few-unos pocos

 There are many students learning English.

 There are a great deal of people celebrating Christmas
 There are some books on the shelf
 There are few universities investigating covid vacine.
 There are some singers performing on Holidays.
 We can use quantifiers to answer question of how much cuanto and how many cuantos.

 How much traffic is there on 5th avenue?

 There is much traffic
 too much traffic
 a Little traffic
 There is no traffic/ there is none.
 Question structure: How much+noun+is+there+comp+?

 How many restaurants are there in your home town?

 There are a lot of good restaruants in Misantla.
 There are some Chinese restaurants around.
 There are a few restaurants nearby.
 How many shoe store are there in Misantla?
 There are many shoe stores in Misantla
 There are a great deal of shoe stores in Misantla
 There are some shoe stores in Misantla
 There a few shoe stores in Misantla.
 There are no shoe stores or there are none.
 Question structure: How many+noun+are+there+comp+?
 Using quantifiers to question
We can use quantifiers to question and ask specific information about something
 Is there much garbage in this city?
 Yes there is a lot garbage in this city.
 Are there a few restaurants in down town?
 Yes, there are a few restaurants.
 Yes there are alot restaurants in down town.

 Structure for questions

 Is/are +there+ quantifier+ complement+?