There be ...句型表示的是 “某处有(存在)某人或某物”,其结构为There be(is,are,was,were )+名词+地点状语.例如:
There are fifty-two students in our class.
There is a pencil in my pencil-case.
There was an old house by the river five years ago.
否定句:There be句型否定句式的构成和含有be动词的其它句型一样,在be后加上“not”,也可用“no”来表示.即:no + n.(名词)= not aanany + n.(名词).注意:no + n.(可数名词单数)= not aan + n.(可数名词单数);no + n.(可数名词复数)= not any + n.(可数名词复数);no + n.(不可数名词)= not any + n.(不可数名词).例如:
There is an orange in her bag.
→There isn’t an orange in her bag.
→There is no orange in her bag.
There are some oranges in her bag.
→There aren’t any oranges in her bag.
→There are no oranges in her bag.
There is some juice in the bottle.
→There isn’t any juice in the bottle.
→There is no juice in the bottle.
一般疑问句:There be结构的一般疑问句变化只需把be动词移到句首,再在句尾加上问号即可.例如:
There is some money in her handbag.
→ Is there any money in her handbag?(疑问句和否定句中,some改为any,something改为anything.)
There is something new in today’s newspaper.
→There isn’t anything new in today’s newspaper.
→Is there anything new in today’s newspaper?
特殊疑问句:
There be句型的特殊疑问句有以下三种形式:
① 对主语提问:当主语是人时,用 “Who’s + 介词短语?”;当主语是物时,用 “What’s + 介词短语?”.其中there在口语中常常省略.注意:无论原句的主语是单数还是复数,对其提问时一般都用be的单数形式(回答时却要根据实际情况来决定).如:
There is a bird in the tree.→What’s in the tree?
There are some bikes over there.→What’s over there?
There is a little girl in the room.→Who is in the room?
② 对地点状语提问:用 “Where is are + 主语?”表示(注意其答语变化):例如:
There is a computer in my office.
→ Where is the computer?----It’s in my office.
There are four children in the classroom.
→Where are the four children?—They’ re in the classroom.
③ 对数量提问:一般有两种提问方式:
如果主语是可数名词,无论是单数还是复数,都用“How many +可数名词复数 + are there + 介词短语?”表示:
There are twelve months in a year.
→How many months are there in a year?
There is only one book in my bag.
→ How many books are there in your bag?
There is a cat in the box.
→ How many cats are there in the box?
如果主语是不可数名词,则用“ How much + 不可数名词 + is there + 介词短语?”表示:
There is some money in my purse.How much money is there in your purse?
反意疑问句:There be或There加其它动词,其反意疑问句一律用…there?例如:
There is a beautiful girl in the garden,isn’t there?
There used to be no school here,used there did there?