Задание 76. There is или There are?
В русском языке нет чёткого аналога конструкций "there is/there are". Обычно они переводятся как "есть", "имеется", "находится". Выбор между "there is" и "there are" зависит от того, какое существительное идёт после этой конструкции в единственном или множественном числе соответственно.
- There are a stadium and five sports centres in our town.
- There are five sports centres and a stadium in our town.
- There are two notebooks and a printer on the desk.
- There is a printer and two notebooks on the desk.
- There are ten photos and a calendar above the desk.
- There is a calendar and ten photos above the desk.
- There is a theatre and seven museums in the city.
- There are seven museums and a theatre in the city.
- There are a lot of magazines and a book on the shelf.
- There is a book and a lot of magazines on the shelf.