"There is" and "There are"

"There is/ there are" digunakan untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang diketahui ada/exists atau berada pada lokasi tertentu (in a certain location).

Coba perhatikan kedua kalimat berikut:

1. There is a book in the bag.
2. There are 2 appples on the table.
3. There are 2 pens.


Pada kalimat pertama, subjeknya adalah "book" dan berbentuk tunggal/singular, oleh karena itu kita harus memakai "there is".
Pada kalimat ke-dua, "apples" adalah subjek dan berbentuk plural/jamak, oleh karena itu kita memakai "there are".
perlu diketahui bahwa pada kalimat tersebut "is, are" berfungsi sebagai kata kerja.


Berikut bentuk-bentuk “there is dan there are” dalam kalimat Simple Present.

Kalimat positif There’s a tree in my garden. There are books on the desk. (‘there are’ tidak memiliki singkatan) Kalimat negatif There isn’t a computer in my bedroom. There aren’t any cinemas here.

Pertanyaan Is there a restaurant here? Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t

There is digunakan bersama kata benda tunggal. Contoh:

"There is a book on the table"

Jadi sesudah  "there is" tidak boleh dimasukan kata benda jamak, melainkan harus kata benda tunggal ( Singular noun ) atau kata benda yang tidak bisa dihitung (uncountable noun ).

Contoh lainnya:
There is an apple.
There is water in the kitchen.
There is a pen in my bag.

There are digunakan bersama kata benda jamak. Contoh:

• There are two magazines on the desk.
• There are some books in my bag.
• There are 2 boys in the room.

Contoh lain dalam kalimat negatif.

There is not a book in my bag.
There is not a pen in my bag.
There is not an apple on the table.

There are not two magazines on the desk.
There are not some books in my bag.
There not 2 boys in the room.

Contoh lain dalam kalimat tanya:

Is there a book in your bag? Yes, there is/ No, there is not.
Are there 2 boys in the room? Yes, there are/ No, there are not.
Are there 10 pencils in your perncil case? Yes, There are/ No, there are not.
Is there an apple on the table? Yes, there is/ No, there is not.


Contoh penggunaan dalam percakapan

1) Tyler, do you like London?
Sure, there are lots of restaurants and shops, and there are a lot of beautiful parks and museums as well.
I really want to live there.
Me too!
2) Hey, this is a great apartment.
Thanks. There’s a lot of space, and there are some really nice neighbors as well.
Are there any stores near here?
Sure, there is a supermarket near here.
You have a great view!
Right. There’s only one problem.
What’s that?
It’s really expensive!