Countable nouns:
They are persons, animals or things that we can count.
They can be singular or plural.
Uncountable nouns:
They are substances, concepts, etc. that we cannot divide into separate elements.
We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular.
an owl
some girls
a table
a cat
a boy
an apple
some apples
some water
some bread
Countable nouns:
We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns in singular.
We can use some (affirmative) and any (negative/interrogative) with countable nouns in plural.
Uncountable nouns:
We can use some (affirmative) and any (negative/interrogative) with uncountable nouns.
We use There is with countable nouns in singular and uncountable nouns.
We use There are with countable nouns in plural.
There is
an owl on the table.
There isn’t
any owl on the table.
There is
a cat under the table.
There isn’t
any cat under the table.
There is
some water on the floor.
There isn’t
any water on the floor.
There are
some books on the table.
There aren’t
any books on the table.
There
is
Is there
a cat/some water
?
Yes, there is
There
are
Are there
books
?
Yes, there are
some
any
No, there isn’t
No, there aren’t
any
some
INTERROGATIVE FORM
Is there
any water on the floor?
Yes, there is.
No, there isn’t.
Is there
a cat on the table?
Yes, there is.
No, there isn’t.
Are there
any books on the table?
Yes, there are.
No there aren’t.
_______ some students here.
Click on the right option
There is
There are
There isn’t
There aren’t
Is there
Are there
_________ any students here.
Click on the right option
There is
There aren’t
There isn’t
There are
Is there
Are there
_________ an owl here.
Click on the right option
There aren’t
There is
There isn’t
There are
Is there
Are there
_________ any cat here?
Click on the right option
There aren’t
Is there
There isn’t
There are
There is
Are there
_________ any water here.
Click on the right option
There aren’t
There isn’t
Is there
There are
There is
Are there
_________ any students here?
Click on the right option
There aren’t
Are there
There isn’t
There are
There is
Is there
I‘m short sighted.
I can't see things far away.
There
There _____ an apple and some books.
is
is
are
There
There _____ some apples and a book.
is
are
are