{"id":3171,"date":"2018-11-19T19:22:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T19:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/?p=3171"},"modified":"2019-09-06T11:52:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T11:52:25","slug":"existence-there-it-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/fr\/existence-there-it-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 13. Dummy Subject: Existence in English"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Existence
Existence in English<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the characteristics of English complete sentences is the requirement of a subject. However, if the subject is not available in the sentence, \u2018there is<\/em>, there are<\/em> and it is<\/em>\u2019 are used to express that something exists in English. They are also well known as a dummy subject<\/em> or an empty subject<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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There is vs There are<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Do you still remember the previous lesson about the verb to be is and are in English<\/a>? In a similar way, \u2018there is\u2019<\/em> comes after<\/u> a singular noun, while \u2018there are\u2019<\/em> comes after<\/u> a plural noun. Normally, \u2018there is\u2019 <\/em>or \u2018there are<\/em>\u2019 sentence when the sentence contains a clear<\/u> subject. \u00a0You can use there is<\/em> or there are<\/em> for:<\/p>\n

Introducing a new topic<\/h5>\n

There is a dog.<\/p>\n

There are dogs.<\/p>\n

[subjects: a dog, dogs<\/em>].<\/p>\n

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Expressing numbers or quantities<\/h5>\n

There is a little water in the glass.<\/p>\n

There are more than ten people coming to my house.<\/p>\n

[subjects: a little water, more than ten people<\/em>].<\/p>\n

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Note:<\/p>\n