There is/are - Meaning Into Words Grade XI

There is/are

There + Present continuous
1. There are some men mending the road.
2. Look- there’s something standing outside the window.
3. Is there anyone sitting here?

There is + Noun complement
1. There’s a desk in the room.
2. There are plenty of cheap hotels in the town.
3. Is there a campsite here?

Example:

1. Change the following sentences as shown in the example.
Example: The room has a table.
There is a table in the room.
Something is standing outside the door.
There is something standing outside the door.
(a) Some people are building a road.
(b) Our village has three schools.
(c) Some TVs can be fixed on the wall.
(d) We have a temple near our house.
(e) 200 tigers have been counted in Chitawan National Park.
Answers:
(a) There are some people building a road.
(b) There are three schools in our village.
(c) There are some TVs that can be fixed on the wall.
(d) There is a temple near our house.
(e) There are 200 tigers in Chitwan National Park.