Problem Spots
There
is, There are
Subject
+ has/have
■ If you use there is/there are, it’s a
good idea to say the location (where).
There are three bedrooms in my
apartment.
There are lots of closets in my
place.
There are cockroaches in the kitchen.
■ When you use subject + has/have,
you don’t need to say the location because the subject is the location.
The dining room has a
painting by Van Gough. (subject = dining room)
The rooms have
cockroaches. (subject = rooms)
=There are cockroaches in the rooms.
My garage has enough space for two
cars. (subject = garage)
=There is enough space for two cars in my
garage.
The apartments have three
bedrooms.
=There are three bedrooms in the
apartments.
They have lots of storage space.
=There is lots of storage space* in the
apartments.
Common
Mistakes
■
Don’t say: There has or There have.
Wrong: There has a greenhouse
in the backyard. No!!!
There
have two Chinese vases in the entry. No!!!
The
backyard has a greenhouse.
There
are two Chinese vases in the entry. or
The
entry has two Chinese vases.
■
Make sure the subject matches the verb.
Wrong: My place have
a view of the Bay Bridge. No!!!
Right: My place has a view of the Bay Bridge.
What
a creepy place! (爬着走的, horripilante, жуткий )
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Rewrite each sentence.
Change there is/there are to have/has.
Example: There
is a coffin in my bedroom instead of a bed.
→ My bedroom has a coffin (棺材, ataúd, гроб)
instead of a bed.
1. There are two graves* in the
backyard. *坟墓, tumbas, могила
2. There are three toilets in the bathroom.
3. There are two snakes in the bathtub.
4. There isn’t a stove in the kitchen.
5. There aren’t any shelves in the
cupboards.
Answers
1. The backyard has two graves.
2. The bathroom has three toilets.
3. The bathtub has two snakes (in it).
4. The kitchen doesn’t have a stove.
5. The cupboards don’t have any shelves.
Now
change have/has to there is/there are. Don’t forget to say where!
example My
dining room has a jacuzzi.
→
There is a Jacuzzi* in my
dining room. *佳骨肌泡沫浴缸, bañera de hidromasaje, джаку́зи
6.
The back yard has a piranha pond. *南美产的小鱼, piraña, пиранья a
pond: a very small lake
→
7. The bedroom ceiling has mirrors.
8. The shower only has cold
water.
9. The balcony doesn’t have any railing*.
*围栏,
pasamanos, перила
10. The house doesn’t have any heat.
Answers:
6. There is a piranha pond in the back yard.
(Piranhas are fish with very sharp teeth that can eat people and animals in
seconds.)
7. There are mirrors on the bedroom ceiling.
8. There is only cold water in the shower.
9. There isn’t any railing on the balcony.
10. There isn’t any heat in the house.
