Community Web Version Now Available
Fanfam
There is or there are
Hi everyone, thanks for concerning.
I know when using There is and there are but how can I use them in below case? plz show me ty!
In my house, there is a chair, table and 2 TVs.. or
In my house there are a chair, table and 2 TVs
Moreover Am I right when I write " my house has a big room " or " there is a big room in my house"
Thanks again
Oct 9, 2018 4:46 AM
4
0
Answers · 4
There's a bed, a table and 2 chairs, or There are 2 chairs, a bed and a table. (as Gohar said)
Actually both sentences about the house seem a little unnatural. I think if you say 1, it's better:
There's 1 big room in my house, or.. My house has 1 big room (=the other rooms are not very big)
October 9, 2018
"there are" is used when the quantity right next to it is plural. There are two men and a dog in that street.
same goes for "there is" when the quantity right after is a singular: There is a dog and two men in that street.
you can't say: "in my house there are a chair" because chair is a singular. You will have to say "in my house there are chairs*"
there is a big room in my house and my house has a big room are both correct sentences.
October 9, 2018
But u can also say : " my house has a big room ", it isn't a mistake
October 9, 2018
In both cases u must use there is
October 9, 2018
