There is/ There Are
Right or Wrong: There is two girls in my English Class.
Wrong
I don’t have ___ time to finish this project today.
much — (“Time” is uncountable.)
_______ money do you have left in your account?
How much (money = uncountable)
Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) ......... !
is sleeping
Psychologists often USE / ARE USING memory tests.
USE
________ many books in the library.
There are
She gave me ___ advice that really helped.
some — (“Advice” is uncountable; “some” is a good general quantifier.)
_______ students were absent from class today?
How many (students = countable)
Every Monday, Sally (drive) ............... her kids to football practice.
drives
Memory tests FIND OUT / ARE FINDING OUT how much we remember.
FIND OUT
Right or Wrong: There are good players in Barcelona team.
Right
We stayed at ___ hotel near the beach, and it was wonderful.
a/an/the
the — (Specific hotel mentioned.)
_______ sugar do we need for this cake?
How much (sugar = uncountable)
Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) ........... to watch a movie tonight with some friends.
am going
Memory tests DON'T TEST / AREN'T TESTING your general knowledge.
DON'T TEST
There ______ a lot of furniture in the room.
"Furniture” is uncountable, so singular.
He made ___ progress in just a few weeks.
a) few
b) a few
c) much
d) many
much — (“Progress” is uncountable.)
_______ homework do we have to do this weekend?
How much (homework = uncountable)
I (love) ..........chocolate since I was a child.
have loved
Clark TAKES / IS TAKING a memory test at school now.
IS TAKING
There ________ a lot of houses in my city.
are
There weren’t ___ chairs, so some people had to stand.
a) much
b) any
c) some
d) a
any — (Negative sentence = use “any.”)
_______ pieces of luggage are you carrying?
How many (pieces = countable)
How long (you/work) ............... in Canada?
have you been working
Clark ANSWERS / IS ANSWERING questions about the things he remembers.
IS ANSWERING