Struktur ayatPermulaan

There is / There are (Ada)

There is / There are

Gunakan "there is" untuk menyatakan sesuatu wujud atau untuk menggambarkan kata nama tunggal atau tak terkira. Gunakan "there are" untuk kata nama jamak. Dalam soalan, terbalikkan subjek dan kata kerja: "Is there...?"

BILA DIGUNAKAN

Gunakan "there is/are" untuk memperkenalkan atau mengumumkan kewujudan sesuatu. Ia sangat biasa digunakan untuk menerangkan apa yang ada di sesuatu tempat, atau untuk menyatakan sesuatu wujud (atau tidak).

STRUKTUR

positiveThere is + singular/uncountable noun

There is a supermarket on the corner.

**Ada** pasar raya di selekoh.

negativeThere isn't / There aren't + noun

There aren't any seats left.

**Tidak ada** kerusi yang tinggal.

questionIs there / Are there + noun?

Is there a bank near here?

**Ada** bank berdekatan sini?

PERKATAAN ISYARAT

there is
there are
there was
there were
there isn't
there aren't

CONTOH

There is a supermarket on the corner.

**Ada** pasar raya di selekoh.

There are three bedrooms in this apartment.

**Ada** tiga bilik tidur di apartmen ini.

Is there any milk in the fridge?

**Ada** susu di peti sejuk?

There isn't enough time.

**Tidak cukup** masa.

There were many people at the concert.

**Ada ramai** orang di konsert itu.

KESILAPAN BIASA

It is a problem with the computer.

There is a problem with the computer.

Gunakan "there is" untuk memperkenalkan kewujudan sesuatu — bukan "it is"

There is many students in the class.

There are many students in the class.

Gunakan "there are" dengan kata nama jamak

Petua

Kata kerja "is" atau "are" bersesuaian dengan kata nama yang mengikuti, bukan dengan "there". Jadi dengar apa yang datang selepasnya: "There IS a dog" (tunggal) vs "There ARE dogs" (jamak).