1. There is a dog in the garden. There is a mouse in the cage. There is some money on that table.
We use "there is" with nouns in the singular and with uncountable nouns - שמות עצם בלתי ספירים.
2. There are some dogs in the garden. There are two mice in the cage.
We use "there are" with nouns in the plural.
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