Grammar Drills and Exercises

Examples:
There are no shops open because there is a holiday.
There is no train service today because there is a strike.

Read through the following aloud, providing "there is/there are" as needed.


01. .................... no one watching TV because .................... no good programmes on.

02. .................... a cat in the kitchen because .................... mice in there.

03. .................... a lot of policemen about because .................... a political demonstration today.

04. .................... a queue at the department store because .................... a sale on.

05. .................... no complaints because .................... good service.

06. .................... no hot water because .................... a power shortage.

07. .................... no swimming today because .................... no water in the pool.

08. .................... a lot of work to do because .................... a new manager in the office.


The same sentences can now be read in the past tense: "There was... There were..."