Задание IV. Употреби формы глагола to be в оборотах there is/ there are 1. There ... some chairs in the room. 2. There ... three pencils and a pen here. 3. There ... an apple on the plate. 4. There ... a book and three pens on the desk. 5. There ... many pupils in the classroom.

Решение:

• 1. There are some chairs in the room. ('chairs' - множественное число).
• 2. There are three pencils and a pen here. (Существительное 'pencils' во множественном числе).
• 3. There is an apple on the plate. ('apple' - единственное число).
• 4. There are a book and three pens on the desk. (Сочетание 'a book and three pens' указывает на множественное число).
• 5. There are many pupils in the classroom. ('pupils' - множественное число).

Ответ: 1. are 2. are 3. is 4. are 5. are