1、There be 句型中的be 應和其後出現的補充語在單複數上保持一致，即“就近原則”，

如：

There is a lamp on the table.

There are some apples in the bowl.

There are five books,two pens and a ruler in the school bag.

There is a ruler,two pens and five books in the school bag.

2、如果主語是複數名詞，卻表示一筆金額或一個總數或表達一個單個概念時，則仍用單數be形式，

如：

There is five hundred dollars to pay.

There is still another 20 miles to drive.

There is duck and green vegetables for supper.

3、There be 中的be 有時可以是lie,stand,used to be,seem to be,appear to be 等，

如：

There lies a river to the south.

There lived an old man in the small house.

There stood a temple near the river.

There used to be a castle at the foot of the hill.

4、There is(was)+not +doing結構相當於It is(was) impossible to +動詞原形，

如：

There is not going home. =It is impossible to go home.

There is not living with him.=It is impossible to live with him. 。

There is not knowing what may happen. =It is impossible to know what may happen.

否定句：There be句型否定句式的構成和含有be動詞的其它句型一樣，在be後加上“not”。（名詞）= not a\an\any + n.（名詞）。注意： not a\an + n.（可數名詞單數）； not any + n.（可數名詞複數）；not any + n.（不可數名詞）。例如：

There is an orange in her bag.

→There isn’t an orange in her bag.

There are some oranges in her bag.

→There aren’t any oranges in her bag.

There is some juice in the bottle.

→There isn’t any juice in the bottle.

一般疑問句：There be結構的一般疑問句變化只需把be動詞移到句首，再在句尾加上問號即可。例如：

There is some money in her handbag.

→ Is there any money in her handbag? (疑問句和否定句中，some改為any, something改為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?

特殊疑問句：

There be句型的特殊疑問句有以下三種形式：

① 對主語提問：當主語是人時，用 “Who’s + 介詞短語?”；當主語是物時，用 “What’s + 介詞短語?”。其中there在口語中常常省略。注意：無論原句的主語是單數還是複數，對其提問時一般都用be的單數形式(回答時卻要根據實際情況來決定)。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 對地點狀語提問：用 “Where is \ are + 主語?”表示（注意其答語變化）：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 對數量提問：一般有兩種提問方式：

如果主語是可數名詞，無論是單數還是複數，都用“How many +可數名詞複數+ are there + 介詞短語？”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?

如果主語是不可數名詞，則用“ How much + 不可數名詞 + is there + 介詞短語？”表示：

There is some money in my purse. How much money is there in

your purse?

反意疑問句：There be或There加其它動詞，其反意疑問句一律用…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?