3.6 Questions and Short Answers with There STATEMENT
YES/NO QUESTION AND SHORT ANSWER
Singular
There is a laundry room in the building. There is a smoke detector in the apartment.
A: B: A: B:
Is there a laundry room in your dorm? No, there isn’t. or No, there’s not. Is there a smoke detector near the bedroom? Yes, there is.
Plural
There are some children in my building. There are parking spaces behind the building.
A: B: A: B:
Are there any children on your floor? Yes, there are. Are there parking spaces for all of the apartments? No, there aren’t.
STATEMENT
HOW MANY QUESTION AND SHORT ANSWER
There are 10 apartments in my building.
A: How many apartments are there in your building? B: (There are) 25.
Plural
Notes: 1. We often use any before a plural noun in a question with there. Are there any windows in the kitchen? 2. In a short answer with no, we usually make contractions. We don’t make a contraction in a short answer with yes. No, there aren’t. No, there isn’t. or No, there’s not. 3. In how many questions with a location, we sometimes omit there. How many apartments are (there) in your building?
EXERCISE 7 Find a partner. Ask and answer questions about your partner’s apartment (Column A) or your partner's dorm (Column B). Use there and the words given. 1. smoke detectors/in the hall A: Are there any smoke detectors in the hall? B: Yes, there are. A 2. how many closets/in the bedroom
B 2. married students/in your dorm
3. children/in the building
3. a computer lab/in your dorm
4. a dishwasher/in the kitchen
4. an elevator/in your dorm
5. a yard/in front of the building
5. graduate students/in your dorm
6. trees/in front of the building
6. a quiet place to study/in your dorm
7. a basement/in the building
7. an air conditioner/in your room
8. a laundry room/in the building
8. a parking lot/near your dorm
9. noisy neighbors/in the building
9. how many rooms/in your dorm
10. an elevator/in the building
10. how many floors/in your dorm
11. how many windows/in the apartment
11. how many students/in your dorm
12. how many apartments/in the building
12. a bike room/in your dorm
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