Exercise 4

There is or There are?


Choose the most appropriate option for the following statements. You can know your score at the end of the exercise.

1. ________ any pasta to eat?
a) Is there
b) Are there
Right answer! ‘pasta’ is uncountable, so the only possibility is ‘is there’.
Sorry wrong answer! ‘pasta’ is uncountable, so the only possibility is ‘is there’.
2. _______ a lot of chocolate to make the cake.
a) There is
b) There are
Right! ‘a lot of chocolate’ is uncountable, so the only possibility is ‘there is’.
Sorry, wrong answer! ‘a lot of chocolate’ is uncountable, so the only possibility is ‘there is’.
3. ________ some sandwiches for the picnic.
a) There is
b) There are
Right answer! ‘some sandwiches’ is countable, so the only possibility is ‘there are’.
Sorry wrong answer! ‘some sandwiches’ is countable, so the only possibility is ‘there are’.
4. ________ any tomatoes to prepare spaghetti?
a) Is there
b) Are there
Right answer! ‘tomatoes’ is countable, so the only possibility is ‘there are’.
Sorry wrong answer! ‘tomatoes’ is countable, so the only possibility is ‘are there’.
5. ________ much apple yoghurt in the refrigerator.
a) There is
b) There are
Right! It is apple but yoghurt!! And ‘yoghurt’ is uncountable, so the only possibility is ‘there is’.
Sorry, it is apple but yogurt!! And ‘yogurt’ is uncountable, so the only possibility is ‘there is’.
6. _________ only one pineapple for the pie.
a) There is
b) There are
Right! It is only ‘one pineapple’, it is countable but singular, so the only possibility is ‘there is’.
Sorry, It is only ‘one pineapple’, it is countable but singular, so the only possibility is ‘there is’.
7. ________ a few cherries to decorate our cookies.
a) There is
b) There are
Right answer! ‘a few cherries’’ is countable, so the only possibility is ‘there are’.
Sorry, wrong answer! ‘a few cherries’ is countable, so the only possibility is ‘there are’.
8. ________ a little orange juice for breakfast.
a) There is
b) There are
Right answer! ‘a little orange juice’ is uncountable, so the only possibility is ‘there is’.
Wrong answer! ‘a few little juice’ is uncountable, so the only possibility is ‘there is’.
9. _______ a lot of onions in the market.
a) There is
b) There are
Right! ‘a lot of onions’ is countable, so the only possibility is ‘there are’.
Sorry, wrong answer! ‘a lot of onions’ is countable, so the only possibility is ‘there are’.
10. _______ any milk in the glass.
a) There isn´t
b) There aren´t
Right answer! ‘milk’ is uncountable, so the only possibility is ‘there isn’t’.
Wrong answer! ‘milk’ is uncountable, so the only possibility is ‘there isn’t’.

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