COUNTABLE AND

UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS
There is
There are
A / an
Some
Any
 Examples:

Singular Plural
Apple An apple Apples Two apples
Onion An onion Onions Three onions
Table A table Tables four tables
Baby A baby Babies five babies
Chair A chair Chairs Three chairs
Tomato The tomato is red Tomatoes The tomatoes are red
Donut The donut is delicious Donuts The donuts are delicious
Ring The ring is small Rings The rings are small
Education is important

Coffee is black

Flour is white

Wood is hard

Chocolate is delicious

Luggage is heavy
THERE IS / THERE ARE
 POSITIVE SENTENCES
• We use there is for singular and there are for plural.
• There is one table in the classroom.
• There are three chairs in the classroom.
• There is a spider in the bath.
• There are many people at the bus stop.
• We also use There is with uncountable nouns:
• There is milk in the fridge.
• There is some sugar on the table.
• There is ice cream on your shirt.
 CONTRACTIONS

• The contraction of there is is there's.

• There's a good song on the radio.
• You cannot contract there are.
• There are nine cats on the roof.
• There are only five weeks until my birthday.
 NEGATIVE FORM

• The negative is formed by putting not after is or are:

• There is not a horse in the field.
• There are not eight children in the school.
• There is not a tree in the garden.
• There are not two elephants in the zoo.
• We almost always use contractions when speaking.
 CONTRACTIONS

• The contraction of there is not is there isn´t

• There isn´t a good song on the radio.
• The contraction of there are not is there aren´t.
• There aren´t nine cats on the roof.
• There aren´t only five weeks until my birthday.
 QUESTIONS

• To form a question we place is / are in front of there.

• We also use there is / are in short answers.
• Is there a dog in the supermarket? - No, there isn't.
• Are there any dogs in the park? - Yes, there are.
• Is there a security guard in the shop? - Yes, there is.
• Are there any polar bears in Antarctica? - No, there aren't.
• Is there any ice-cream in the freezer? - Yes, there is.
 Use of a/an, some and any
Countable Nouns Uncountable Nouns
Singular There is a cat on the roof. There is some sugar in the
There is an apple in the fridge. pot.

There isn´t a cat on the roof. There isn´t any sugar in the
There isn´t an apple in the fridge. pot.

Is there a cat on the roof? Is there any sugar in the pot?

Yes, there is/ No, there isn´t
Is there an apple in the fridge?
Yes, there is. / No, there aren´t.
Plural (+) There are some cats on the roof.

(-) There aren´t any cats on the roof.

Are there any/some cats on the roof?

Yes, there are./No, there aren´t.