There is/There are

There is/There are 

It is very common to use the phrase

there is/there are to state the something exists or to point out something in the distance (it can be the close distance or far distance)

*There is/There are is not the same as "have"

There is/There are can be used as the sentences subject. Have can't be used as the sentences subject.

"There is" - is used with the following subjects: Singular nouns ,Uncountable nouns and 3rd person singular (he, she, my mother, my sister, etc.).

      Example

- There is my sister on the corner.

- There is a lot of water in the street. There must have 
   been  a flood.

- There is a big cat in front of my house.

"There are" - is used with the following subjects:  3rd person plural  (they, my sisters, the dogs, the students, etc.)

      Example

- There are many people sitting on the bench.

- There are many dogs in the street.

- There are sites on the internet that are really good.   Exercise

Fill in all the gaps(there is, there are)

1 a lot of traffic in Valencia.

2 anywhere to park around here?

3 much sugar.

4  enough time to finish?

5  a few bananas and a few apples.

6 only one way to solve this problem.

7 anyone here who wants to volunteer?

8 many tigers left in the world.

9 a lot of information available on this

                       issue.
10 any public buses in Los Angeles?

Reference:

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