There is, there are; articles; plural
THERE IS / THERE ARE
Use THERE IS to speak about things that ARE, EXIST, HAPPEN at some place
• There is a good film on TV tonight.
• There are 250 people in the hotel.
Use NOT to make sentences negative:
• There aren’t any restaurants in the village.
Questions begin with “Is there…”
• Is there a hospital in the town?
Articles
A / AN – indefinite article
- use a/an when you speak about things for the first time or when you want to say „one“
• I live in a big house.
• I want a cheeseburger.
• I have a brother.
THE – definite article
- use the when you speak about contextual things
• I live in a big house. The house is very old.
• Shut the door, please.
• Give me the book!
NO ARTICLE
- use NO ARTICLE for plural of words with a/an, abstract (love) and uncountable words (water)
• I don‘t like cats.
• Do you listen to rock music?
• Chinese food is the best.
- NO ARTICLE is used in many phrases:
• have breakfast, have lunch, have dinner
• by car, by bus, by plane
Plural
• bird – birds
• flower – flowers
• bus – buses
- some words are irregular
• man – men
• woman – women
• child – children
• person – people