NEXT TO - ACROSS FROM - BETWEEN - AROUND THE CORNER FROM
(SB p. 56 WB p. 42)
Prepositions of location indicate where something is located in relation to other nouns.
Ex: It's next to the bank.
It's across from the movie theater.
It's between the library and the park.
It's around the corner from the hospital
.
It's across from the movie theater.
It's between the library and the park.
It's around the corner from the hospital
.
DESCRIBING LOCATION PLACES AROUND TOWN PREPOSITIONS OF LOCATION
THERE IS / THERE ARE (SB p. 57-58 WB p.p. 42-44)
- There is indicates the existence or location of something. The verb to be agrees in number with the noun that follows. If a single noun follows, the verb is in its singular form (is).
There's a department store on Central Avenue.
- There is usually contracts to There's in informal English.
GRAMMAR FOCUS:
- Positive sentence:
in present
Ex: There is a supermarket next to the laundromat.
- Negative sentence:
in present
(isn't / aren't)
Ex: There isn´t a supermarket next to the laundromat
- Question form:
in present
Ex: Is there a laundromat near here?
- Short Answer:
in present in present
(isn´t / aren't)
Ex: Yes, there is. No, there isn't.
VIDEO THERE IS, THERE ARE:
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- The indefinite article a / an precedes a noun. The article a is used when the noun begins with a consonant sound. The article an is used when the noun begins with a vowel sound.
an airplane a restaurant
an orange a banana
an airport a post office
Is there a window in the kitchen?
Is there an elevator in the building?
HOW MANY / THERE ARE (SB p.p.60-63 WB p.p.45-49)
- How many asks about the number of a count noun.
There are two bedrooms in the apartment.
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