С помощью оборота There is / There are можно сообщить о наличии в каком-то месте предмета или лица.
Singular | Plural | |
+ | There is a chair in the living room. | There are some (несколько) paintings in the bedroom. |
- | There isn’t a chair in the living room. | There aren’t any (сколько-нибудь) paintings in the bedroom. |
? | Is there a chair in the living room? | Are there any (сколько-нибудь) paintings in the bedroom? |