Hi boys and girls of English 8A, B, C, D, E, here you can see some important information about the topic "There be".
Read and copy this informationon on your notebooks, and then complete the text of activity 1.
There Be (haber)
We use there is and there are to say that something exists.
Read and copy this informationon on your notebooks, and then complete the text of activity 1.
There Be (haber)
We use there is and there are to say that something exists.
Positive Sentences
- 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 sugar on
the table.
- There
is ice
cream on your shirt.
The contraction of there is is there's.
- There's a good song on the
radio.
- There's only one chocolate
left in the box.
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.
The Negative contractions are:
- There's
not = There isn't
- There are not = There aren't
There is - There are
Countable
and Uncountable Nouns
Countable
nouns are nouns that can be counted. Most nouns in
English are countable. We can use plural forms of these words.
Examples:
I have two dogs.
Sandra has three cars.
Jessie has ten dollars.
Uncountable
nouns are not counted in English. Generally, we do not
use plural forms of these words.
Examples:
Mack drinks a lot of water.
Cindy gives great advice.
Paul enjoys politics. Ends with
"s" but uncountable
Uncountable nouns tend to belong to one of the
following categories:
Activity 1:
B) Re-wtite the text in negative form.