There is and There are

 

1. There is

There is mempunyai arti ada. There is selalu diikuti dengan benda tunggal (single) atau jumlahnya hanya satu.

Kata benda tunggal umumnya diikuti artikel a atau an di awal kata.

Contoh: a book, a car, a student, a pencil, a bag, a lamp, an umbrella, an apple, an eye, an hour dan lain sebagainya.

Contoh kalimat:

1. There is a glass on table

2. There is 1 set of kitchen tool in the kitchen

3. There is a dress for your party on the bed!

4. There is an apple in refrigerator

5. There is an owl on the tree

Contoh kalimat lengkap:

1. ­(+) There is a young boy there.

(–) There is not (isn’t) a young girl there.

(?) Is there a young boy there?

2. (+) There is a new teacher in my school.

(–) There is not a new teacher in your school.

(?) Is there a new teacher in your school?

3. (+) There is an apple in my refrigerator.

(–) There is not an orange in my refrigerator.

(?) Is there an apple in your refrigerator?

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2. There are

There are mempunyai arti yang sama dengan there is, yaitu ada. Bedanya, there are selalu diikuti dengan benda yang jumlahnya jamak atau lebih dari satu. 

Kata benda berjumlah jamak umumnya ditandai dengan akhiran s atau es di akhir kata. Untuk lebih jelasnya, lihat materi tentang singular and plural nouns.

Contoh: books, students, pencils, cars, boxes, watches dan masih banyak lagi contoh lainnya.

Namun, kalian harus tahu ya bahwa ada juga kata benda yang tidak beraturan. Maksudnya adalah tidak semua benda berjumlah jamak atau lebih dari satu ditandai dengan s atau es di akhir kata.

Contoh: children, mice, deer, geese dan lainnya.

Contoh kalimat:

1. There are some children in our classroom

2. There are three pictures on the wall

3. I think there are six cars outside

4. There are some boxes in the shop

5. There are five kinds of flowers in the garden

Contoh kalimat lengkap:

1. (+) There are some books on the bookshelf

(–) There are not some books on the bookshelf

(?) Are there some books on the bookshelf?

2. (+) There are some students in the school

(–) There are not some students in the school

(?) Are there some students in the school?

4. (+) Oh no, there are two mice in my kitchen

(–) There are not two mice in my kitchen

(?) Are there two mice in your kitchen?

5. (+) There are the best novels in this year

(–) There are not the best novels in this year

(?) Are there the best novels this year?

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