Negative sentence

There	is not (isn’t)	an	armchair	in his living-room.
are not (aren’t)	any	armchairs
(are)	(no)

Exercise 27. Rewrite the following sentences with no.

1. There aren’t any pictures on the walls.

1. I’m afraid there isn’t any coffee left.
2. There isn’t any news from her.
3. There aren’t any chairs in the kitchen.
4. There aren’t any shops in this part of the town.

General questions	Short answers
Is	there	a	library	nearby?	Yes, there is (one). /No, there isn’t.
Are	any	shops	Yes, there are (some). /No, there aren’t (any).

Exercise 28. Make these sentences into general questions.

Example: There is a good film on TV in the evening. — Is there a good film on TV in the evening?

There are some letters in the mail box. — Are there any letters in the mail box?

There are a lot of beautiful buildings there. — Are there many beautiful buildings there?

1. There is always a lot of traffic in the city in the rush hour.

1. There are a lot of people without jobs in India.
2. There’s a TV serial every day.
3. There are some cars in the parking area.
4. There’s a new restaurant down the street.

Exercise 29. Complete the sentences with there’s, there are, is there or are there.

Example: ___ a beach down here. — There’s a beach down here.

___ four girls and two boys in her family. — There are four girls and two boys in her family.

___ a telephone in the flat? — Is there a telephone in the flat?

 

1. ___ a train to Manchester?
2. ___ a new disco near the college.
3. ___ a good restaurant in this street?
4. ___ many people in the pool?
5. ___ a big grey cloud over there.