Use of There in English Grammar
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| After the rain stopped, we got there. |
| All of them went there. |
| He is very eager to go there. |
| He lives there alone. |
| He seldom went there. |
| I wanted to go there. |
| It will take two hours to get there. |
| It’s really hot there. |
| There are many mango trees in their garden. |
| There are some books on the table. |
| There are some sweets in the fridge. |
| There are some talented students in our school. |
| There is a cat under the bed. |
| There is a page missing. |
| There is a point in going there. |
| There is an apple on the desk. |
| There is little hope of success. |
| There was a doctor in our village. |
| There were two cakes. |
| There‘s a possibility of war. |
| Where there is love there is peace. |
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Use of There with Negative Sentences
| A bunch of people told me not to eat there. |
| I shall not go there. |
| She told me not to go there alone. |
| There are no comments yet. |
| There is no doubt. |
| There is no hope of his recovery. |
| There is no need for him to work. |
| There is no need for us to hurry. |
| There is no place like home. |
| There is no pride in his mind. |
| There is no reason why he should resign. |
| There is no school in our village. |
| There is no school today. |
| There was no bathroom. |
| There was no honesty in him. |
| There were no people in the road. |
| There‘s almost no coffee left in the pot. |
| There‘s almost no water in the bucket. |
| There‘s no chance that he’ll recover. |
| There‘s no evidence. |
| There‘s no hurry. |
| There‘s no need to hurry. |
| There‘s no one in the room. |
Use of There with Interrogative Sentences
| Are there any concerts? |
| Can you see anything over there? |
| Did you go there? |
| Did you see anybody there? |
| How many people are there in New York? |
| Is there a cat on the table? |
| Is there a doctor in the house? |
| Is there a doctor who can speak English? |
| Is there a nightclub in town? |
| Is there an elevator? |
| Was there a lot of traffic? |
| What’s going on there? |
| Will there be anything else? |
| Will you please go there? |
| Will you take me there? |
Use of There with Wh-Words
| How is the horse there? |
| What is over there? |
| What time did you arrive there? |
| What was it that you did there? |
| What were you doing down there? |
| What will happen if there‘s power failure now? |
| When was there a very cruel king? |
| Where is there a river in our village? |
| Where is there someone here? |
| Where was there a man? |
| Who did you meet there? |
| Why is there a book? |
| Why is there a broken glass? |
| Why is there not a library in my college? |
| Why is there not a worker? |
| Why there is a wall there? |