English Quizzes: English Grammar

There Is — There Are

Instructions:According to the sentence, write either there is or there are.

Question: _____ two magazines on the desk.

Answer: there are

The negative form of there is and there are is obtained regularly by placing not after the verb.

There is not one cloud in the sky.

There are not many students in our class.

In everyday conversation, however, the contractions isn't and aren't are generally used.

There isn't one cloud in the sky.

There aren't many students in our class.