Question

Упражнение 1. Вставьте is или are. (расскажите по какому принципу идет выбор) 1. There __ chairs in the room. 2. There __ a picture on the wall. 3. There _____ a rack in the hall. 4. There _____ an armchair in the sitting room. 5. There _____ bedside-tables near the bed. 6. There ______ a wooden chair at the table. 7. There __ a table, chairs, a TV-set and a cupboard in the kitchen. 8. There _____ an armchair, ten tables and nine desks in the classroom. 9. There _____pictures and a poster on the wall. 10. There _____ three rooms in our flat. 11. _____ there books on the coffee table? 12. ____ there a carpet on the floor? 13. There _____ no bathroom in the cottage. 14. There_____ a bedroom, a bathroom, a toilet room and a sitting room in the mansion. 15. There_____ no elevators in this block of flats. 16. There _____ a cup on the table. 17. _____ there a bathroom near the kitchen? 18. _____ there four rooms in the house? 19. _____ there a carpet on the floor?

Answer 1

1. There ARE chairs in the room.

2. There IS a picture on the wall.

3. There IS a rack in the hall.

4. There IS an armchair in the sitting room.

5. There ARE bedside-tables near the bed.

6. There IS a wooden chair at the table.

7. There IS a table, chairs, a TV-set and a cupboard in the kitchen.

8. There IS an armchair, ten tables and nine desks in the classroom.

9. There ARE pictures and a poster on the wall.

10. There ARE three rooms in our flat.

11. ARE there books on the coffee table?

12. IS there a carpet on the floor?

13. There IS no bathroom in the cottage.

14. There IS a bedroom, a bathroom, a toilet room and a sitting room in the mansion.

15. There ARE no elevators in this block of flats.

16. There IS a cup on the table.

17. IS there a bathroom near the kitchen?

18. ARE there four rooms in the house? 19. IS there a carpet on the floor?

Answer 2

Выбор между "is" и "are" зависит от числа объектов, на которые указывает предложение.

1. There are chairs in the room. (множественное число объектов - стулья)
2. There is a picture on the wall. (единственный объект - картина)
3. There is a rack in the hall. (единственный объект - стойка)
4. There is an armchair in the sitting room. (единственный объект - кресло)
5. There are bedside-tables near the bed. (множественное число объектов - прикроватные тумбочки)
6. There is a wooden chair at the table. (единственный объект - стул)
7. There are a table, chairs, a TV-set, and a cupboard in the kitchen. (множественное число объектов - стол, стулья, телевизор, шкаф)
8. There are an armchair, ten tables, and nine desks in the classroom. (множественное число объектов - кресло, столы, парты)
9. There are pictures and a poster on the wall. (множественное число объектов - картины и плакат)
10. There are three rooms in our flat. (множественное число объектов - комнаты)
11. Are there books on the coffee table? (вопрос о множественном числе объектов - книги)
12. Is there a carpet on the floor? (вопрос об единственном объекте - ковер)
13. There is no bathroom in the cottage. (отрицание для единственного объекта - ванная)
14. There is a bedroom, a bathroom, a toilet room, and a sitting room in the mansion. (единственные объекты)
15. There are no elevators in this block of flats. (отрицание для множественных объектов - лифты)
16. There is a cup on the table. (единственный объект - чашка)
17. Is there a bathroom near the kitchen? (вопрос об единственном объекте - ванная)
18. Are there four rooms in the house? (вопрос о множественных объектах - комнаты)
19. Is there a carpet on the floor? (вопрос об единственном объекте - ковер)

Выбор между "is" и "are" зависит от того, сколько объектов присутствует в предложении: "is" используется для единственного объекта, а "are" - для множественных объектов.