Writing Prompt ~ There Is/Are

Posted by: Tara Benwell

Writing Prompt: Subject-verb agreement is fairy straightforward when you have singular or plural subjects. It can be confusing when you have a series of subjects. Review the rules for there is/are here. Then write a note for a house guest. Be sure to provide many different examples of there is/are.

Example

Dear Annie,
Please make yourself at home. There is a clean facecloth on the washroom counter for you. There are pink guest towels in the linen closet. Help yourself to any essentials you need. There’s shampoo, conditioner, and soap in the shower. If you get hungry, the refrigerator is full. There are apples and bananas in the fruit drawer. There’s also cheese, bread, and meat for lunch. Or, if you want, there is leftover pizza in the freezer. I think there are three slices of pepperoni pizza in the blue container. There aren’t any vegetarian slices. There’s a lot of veggie soup, though. I can’t remember if you drink coffee or tea. There is a jar of coffee in the cupboard above the dishwasher. If you prefer tea, there are many kinds to choose from. I’ll be home at 5:00pm. I hope there is a good movie on TV tonight.
See you soon!
Maria

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Written by Tara Benwell for EnglishClub

Tara Benwell is a Canadian freelance writer and editor who specializes in materials and articles for the ELT industry.
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3 comments

• Yeimy says:
  

  Good Night!. My name is Yeimy. I live in Desamparados. Around my house there are many places.
  There is a Police Station behind of my house. There are two schools, one is on the corner of the park and the other is near of the Police Station.
  Also, there are two banks near the park.
  The Bank of Costa Rica is in the corner of the park, and the National Bank is behind of the García Monge School.
  There are a Drugstore, a supermarcket, a hospital, a fire station, a shoes store, and more places around of my house.

• monica olvera says:
  

  hi samantha good morning how are you?
  this is my school, in the coffee store engenier there are delicious food, the resthoms are between the engenier and chemist, the ofice is there on the low level.
  in the cooffee store there are a lot of salad, there are some wather and coffee, and many junk food.

• Ivan Daniel says:
  

  hi, daniel good morning, how are you ?
  this is your house, in the kitchen in refrigerator there are eat and on the table there fruit, in the room there all, what you may need, the bathroom is in front of the room, the kitchen is there of the first room.

  in the kitchen there are ten bananas, there is a lot of salad, there are seven eggs,there is some water and on the table there is some of the eat