Unit 3.2

There is dan There are


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Introduction

There is/are adalah ekspresi yang digunakan dalam kalimat untuk mengonfirmasikan, membantah atau mengecek apabila sesuatu ada.

Form

There is/are memiliki subjek setelah kata kerja dan umumnya kita menemukan mereka dalam tiga bentuk:

Afirmatif

Kata benda tunggal: There is + singular noun/uncountable noun + …
Kata benda jamak: There are + plural noun + …

Negatif

Kata benda tunggal: There is + not + singular noun/uncountable noun + …
Kata benda jamak: There are + not + plural noun + …

Bentuk singkat untuk format negatif adalah: there isn’t/aren’t (bentuk yang sama dengan to be).

Bentuk negatif yang paling umum digunakan adalah there are no/there aren’t atau there are not any/there aren’t any.

Interogatif

Kata benda tunggal: Is there + singular noun/uncountable noun + …?
Kata benda jamak: Are there + plural noun + …?

Example

  • There is
    • There is a cat in the garden.
    • There is not a cat in the garden.
      There isn’t a cat in the garden.
    • Is there a cat in the garden?
  • There are
    • There are ten cats in the garden.
    • There are not ten cats in the garden.
      There aren’t ten cats in the garden.
    • Are there ten cats in the garden?

Use

There is/are adalah eskpresi yang digunakan dalam kalimat untuk mengonfirmasikan, membantah atau mengecek apabila sesuatu ada.

Summary

There is/are digunakan ketika kita ingin mengonfirmasi (afirmatif), membantah (negatif) atau mengecek (interogatif) apabila sesuatu ada.

  • Tunggal: there is
  • Jamak: there are

Contoh:
— Afirmatif: “There is a plate on the table.” / “There are plates on the table.”
— Negatif: “There isn’t a plate on the table.” / “There aren’t plates on the table.”
— Interogatif: “Is there a plate on the table? / “Are there plates on the table?”

Bentuk negatif yang sering digunakan adalah there is no/there are no.

Contoh:
— “There is no plate on the table.” / “There are no plates on the table.”

CATATAN: Bentuk negatif lain yang sering digunakan adalah there are not any.

Revisi kembali pelajaran ini di bagian {Form}. Perhatikan bagian {Example} tentang cara penggunaannya dalam sebuah konteks kalimat.

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