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Pet (31)

PET - HAS, THERE ARE

Instructions:

You are given a block of text which explains the theory of this concept.

Once you have read the theory, do the exercises given below to test how well you have understood the ideas.

How to do the Exercises:

You are given a set of words.

You are also given some sentences with input boxes, and you are required to use the words to complete the sentences correctly.

You can put your chosen word into the input box by first clicking on the word and then in the input box.

The word will appear in the input box.

If it is correct, it will go green, and if not, it will go red.

Theory:

In the phrase, THERE IS A DOG IN THE KITCHEN, THERE IS acts like a false subject.
Another way of saying this is A DOG IS IN THE KITCHEN.

THERE IS is widely used in this way, and has different forms.
- THERE IS, THERE ARE, THERE WAS, THERE WERE, THERE WILL BE

This structure is related to HAS, and one sentence using HAS can be transformed into a sentence using THERE IS.
- This house HAS a garage.
- THERE IS a garage in this house.

THERE IS
HAS
HAD
THERE WAS

That hotel (1) a lift now.

(2) a lift in that hotel now.

(3) a mistake in the document when I read it.

The document (4) a mistake when I read it.

TYPICAL PET TRANSFORMATIONS

There are six bathrooms in that house.

That house (5) six bathrooms.

There is a bar in that restaurant.

That restaurant (6) a bar.

There was a garden in the house.

That house (7) a garden.

That family has three cars.

There (8) three cars in that family.

There aren't any elephants at the zoo now.

The zoo doesn't (9) elephants any more.

His team had an important match last week.

There (10) an important match for his team.

The car park had five lifts.

There (11) five lifts in the car park.

Linda's band has six people.

There (12) six people in Linda's band.

There are many good characters in the novel.

The novel (13) many good characters..