There are artinya “ ada ”
There are pasti selalu diikuti dengan benda yang jumlahnya jamak atau lebih dari satu.
Kata benda berjumlah jamak umumnya ditandai dengan akhiran "s" atau "es" di akhir kata.
Contoh: books, students, pencils, cars, boxes, watches dan masih banyak lagi contoh lainnya.
Namun, mohon diingat ya bahwa ada juga kata benda yang tidak beraturan. Maksudnya adalah tidak semua benda berjumlah jamak atau lebih dari satu ditandai dengan "s" atau "es" di akhir kata.
Contoh: children, mice, deer, geese dan lainnya.
Contoh kalimat:
There are some children in our classroom.
There are three pictures on the wall.
I think there are six cars outside.
There are some boxes in the shop.
There are five kinds of flowers in the garden.
Contoh kalimat lengkap:
( + ) There are some books on the bookshelf.
( – ) There are not some books on the bookshelf.
( ? ) Are there some books on the bookshelf?
Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.
( + ) There are some students in the school.
( – ) There are not some students in the school.
( ? ) Are there some students in the school?
Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.