INTRODUCTORY “THERE

INTRODUCTORY “THERE

THERE + BE + NOUN (= Ada / terdapat …..)

1. There is/was + singular noun

e.g. There is a key in the drawer.
There was an accident just now.
There will be flood if it rains heavily.

1. There are/were + plural noun

e.g. There are students outside the classroom.
There were cars in the park yesterday.
There will be more visitor on Sunday.
Compare : There is a lot of ink spills from the bottle.
There are a lot of goats in the field.