Beginner 📐 Grammar · #217 of 305

Is There / Are There Questions

Invert be and there for questions.

Examples

  • Is there a bank near here?
  • Are there any eggs?

Key rules

  • Is there + singular or uncountable noun, Are there + plural noun
  • Use any in questions with plurals and uncountables (Are there any eggs?)
  • Short answers: Yes, there is. / No, there aren't.
  • Past forms: Was there? Were there?

Common mistakes

  • There is a bank near here? → Is there a bank near here?
  • Are there a park? → Is there a park?
💡 Tip: Put be before there to turn the sentence into a question.
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