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3.6 Questions and Short Answers with There
Singular
Plural
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STATEMENT There is a laundry room in the building. There is a smoke detector in the apartment. There are some children in my building. There are parking spaces behind the building.
STATEMENT There are 10 apartments in my building.
YES/NO QUESTION AND SHORT ANSWER A: Is there a laundry room in your dorm? B: No, there isn’t. or No, there’s not. A: Is there a smoke detector near the bedroom? B: Yes, there is. A: Are there any children on your floor? B: Yes, there are. A: Are there parking spaces for all of the apartments? B: No, there aren’t.
HOW MANY QUESTION AND SHORT ANSWER A: How many apartments are there in your building? B: (There are) 25.
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 3. children/in the building 4. a dishwasher/in the kitchen
5. a yard/in front of the building 6. trees/in front of the building 7. a basement/in the building 8. a laundry room/in the building 9. noisy neighbors/in the building 10. an elevator/in the building 11. how many windows/in the apartment 12. how many apartments/in the building B 2. married students/in your dorm 3. a computer lab/in your dorm 4. an elevator/in your dorm 5. graduate students/in your dorm 6. a quiet place to study/in your dorm 7. an air conditioner/in your room 8. a parking lot/near your dorm 9. how many rooms/in your dorm 10. how many floors/in your dorm 11. how many students/in your dorm 12. a bike room/in your dorm
