There is/ There are

RULES:

1. Use there IS for singular nouns (one item).
2. Use there IS for non-count items(group nouns).
3. Use there ARE for many items (plural nouns).

There is a spider on the wall.
There is milk on the floor.
There are pencils on my desk.

2. There  is / are? is a snake in the window.

3. There  is / are? is a zebra in the grass.

4. There  is / are? are lions in the zoo, too.

5. There  is / are? are many baby lions near their parents.

6. There  is / are? is a bird next to the tree.

7. There  is / are? are many monkeys in the trees.

8. There  is / are? is an elephant in the zoo.

9. There  is / are? is some water in the lake near the elephants.

10. There  is / are? are birds in the zoo.

11. There  is / are? are many people visiting the animals today.

12. There  is / are? are many children, too.

13. There  is / are? is a gorilla in the tree.

14. There  is / are? is some grass under the tree.

15. There  is / are? are bananas in the tree with the gorilla.

16. There  is / are? are many birds near the gorilla.

17. There  is / are? is a rock near the tree.

18. There  is / are? are many sharks in the aquarium.

19. There  is / are? is an eel in the aquarium, too.

20. There  is / are? is lots of water for the fish.

21. There  is / are? are many animals to see at the zoo.

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