Negative and question form (There is / There are)

Activity Exercise

Ex:

• There is a lamp on the wall.

(-) There isn’t a lamp on the wall.
(?) Is there a lamp on the wall?

• Ex:
• There are some good programmes on TV.

(-) There aren’t any good programmes
on TV.
(?) Are there any good programmes on TV?

Not: Olumlu cümledeki ‘some’ kullanımının olumsuz cümle ve soru cümlesinde ‘any’ ye dönüştüğüne dikkat ediniz.

1.

There is a bag on the chair.
(-)
(?)
2. There are two armchairs in the living
room.
(-)
(?)
3. There is a dictionary on the table.
(-)
(?)
4. There are some teachers in the
teachers’ room.
(-)
(?)
5. There is some lemonade in the jug.
(-)
(?)
6. There is a question here.
(-)
(?)
7.
There are some tourists in Marmaris.
(-)
(?)
8.
There is some money in my wallet.
(-)
(?)
9. There is a foreign teacher in our
school.
(-)
(?)
10.
There are some şowers in the vase.
(-)
(?)

Answers:
1. (-)There isn’t a bag on the chair.
(?)Is there a bag on the chair?
2. (-)There aren’t two armchairs in the living room.
(?)Are there two armchairs in the living room?
3. (-)There isn’t a dictionary on the table.
(?)Is there a dictionary on the table?
4. (-) There aren’t any teachers in the teachers’ room.
(?) Are there any teachers in the teachers’ room?
5. (-) There isn’t any lemonade in the jug.
(?) Is there any lemonade in the jug?
6. (-) There isn’t a question here.
(?) Is there a question here?
7. (-) There aren’t any tourists in Marmaris.
(?) Are there any tourists in Marmaris?
8. (-) There isn’t any money in my wallet.

(?) Is there any money in your wallet?
9. (-)There isn’t a foreign teacher in our school.
(?)Is there a foreign teacher in your school?
10. (-) There aren’t any şowers in the vase
(?) Are there any şowers in the vase?