THERE IS and THERE ARE with Countable Nouns
It’s springtime in New York! Today is payday, so my friend Katie and I are shopping on Fifth Avenue. There are some fantastic stores here!
Katie: There are so many big department stores here!
Belle: I prefer small boutiques.
Katie: Where do you want to go first?
Belle: There is a big sale at Tiffany’s.
Katie: Okay, let’s go there!
Where are Belle and Katie today?
What kind of shops does Belle like?
THERE IS and THERE ARE with Countable Nouns
There is a/an + adjective + 1 countable noun + place.
There is a business hotel across the street.
There are + adjective + 2 or more countable nouns + place.
There are famous department stores on Fifth Avenue.
| There is | a French | jeweler | on Fifth Avenue. |
|---|---|---|---|
| in Tokyo. | |||
| There are | cheap | restaurants | in Chinatown. |
| near my house. | |||
| There aren’t any | convenient | trains | in LA. |
| in my hometown. | |||
Complete the dialogue with there is, there are and are there.
Belle: _______________ any shoe stores around here?
Katie: Yes, _______________ a lot of shoe stores. Jimmy Choo is on West 51st Street.
Belle: That’s expensive!
Katie: Well, ______________ a really big department store nearby and _________ an inexpensive shoe store on the fifth floor.
Tell your lesson partner what is: in Japan, in Tokyo, in your neighborhood, on the table, and in your bag.
“There is a leather wallet in my bag.”
There is and There are with Countable Nouns
可算名詞を使った There is(単数形)と There are(複数形)の構文
Day 1では「~が(ある場所に)いる/~がある」を意味する「There is」と「There are」をご紹介します。
英語では「~が(ある場所に)いる/~がある」という時に「there is(単数形)」、また、 「there are(複数形)」を使います。
単数形・複数形は、後に続く名詞によって使い分けます。
There is + 名詞の単数形
There are + 名詞の複数形
「～がありますか？」という疑問文をつくる場合には、Is/Are there~? というように There と be 動詞を入れ替えます。
また、否定文の場合に、There isn’t(is not)/aren’t(are not)というように be 動詞に否定の副詞のnot を加えます。