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A1

There is + Nsg · There are + Npl

there is / there are

Explanation

Dùng để nói có cái gì ở đâu. there ở đây không có nghĩa là ở đó, nó chỉ là chủ ngữ giả. Chia is hay are theo danh từ đứng ngay sau. Bẫy thường gặp: Tiếng Việt nói "có" nên dễ dịch thành have: Here have a book ✗, There is a book ✓.

Examples

There is a book on the table.

Có một quyển sách trên bàn.

There are two hotels near here.

Gần đây có hai khách sạn.

Is there a bank near here?

Gần đây có ngân hàng không?

There isn't a bank here.

Ở đây không có ngân hàng.

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