Use of there is, there are in sentences and questions
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| There is a cat in the room. | There are two cats in the room. | affirmative sentence |
| There is not a cat in the room. There is no cat in the room. |
There are not two cats in the room. There are no cats in the room. |
negative sentence |
| Is there a cat in the room? | Are there two cats in the room? | question |
Contracted form of there is, there are
Contactions are only possibe from there is - there'sThe form there're is not used.
Do not form contracted forms in questions with is there/are there.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| There's a cat in the room. | There are two cats in the room. | affirmative sentence |
| There's not a cat in the room. There isn't a cat in the room. |
There are not two cats in the room. There aren't two cats in the room. |
negative sentence |
| Is there a cat in the room? | Are there two cats in the room? | question |
In informal English you may hear the contracted form there's used with plural nouns. This is grammatically not correct.
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