Syllabus topic 24: There or it
There or it. Use there + be to introduce existence; use it to refer to one thing already identified.
Use there + be to introduce existence; use it to refer to one thing already identified. It is also a dummy subject for weather, time and distance. There is a café. It is open. Do not use it is to introduce an unspecified café.
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Practice my mistakesBack to my daily plan___ is a bank on this street.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: There
Completed sentence: There is a bank on this street. Use there + be to introduce existence; use it to refer to one thing already identified. It is also a dummy subject for weather, time and distance. There is a café. It is open. Do not use it is to introduce an unspecified café.
I bought a coat. ___ is blue.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: It
Completed sentence: I bought a coat. It is blue. Use there + be to introduce existence; use it to refer to one thing already identified. It is also a dummy subject for weather, time and distance. There is a café. It is open. Do not use it is to introduce an unspecified café.
___ is raining.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: It
Completed sentence: It is raining. Use there + be to introduce existence; use it to refer to one thing already identified. It is also a dummy subject for weather, time and distance. There is a café. It is open. Do not use it is to introduce an unspecified café.
___ are three chairs outside.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: There
Completed sentence: There are three chairs outside. Use there + be to introduce existence; use it to refer to one thing already identified. It is also a dummy subject for weather, time and distance. There is a café. It is open. Do not use it is to introduce an unspecified café.
What time is ___?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: it
Completed sentence: What time is it? Use there + be to introduce existence; use it to refer to one thing already identified. It is also a dummy subject for weather, time and distance. There is a café. It is open. Do not use it is to introduce an unspecified café.
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Correct answer: There
Completed sentence: There is a bank on this street. Use there + be to introduce existence; use it to refer to one thing already identified. It is also a dummy subject for weather, time and distance. There is a café. It is open. Do not use it is to introduce an unspecified café.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: It
Completed sentence: I bought a coat. It is blue. Use there + be to introduce existence; use it to refer to one thing already identified. It is also a dummy subject for weather, time and distance. There is a café. It is open. Do not use it is to introduce an unspecified café.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: It
Completed sentence: It is raining. Use there + be to introduce existence; use it to refer to one thing already identified. It is also a dummy subject for weather, time and distance. There is a café. It is open. Do not use it is to introduce an unspecified café.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: There
Completed sentence: There are three chairs outside. Use there + be to introduce existence; use it to refer to one thing already identified. It is also a dummy subject for weather, time and distance. There is a café. It is open. Do not use it is to introduce an unspecified café.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: it
Completed sentence: What time is it? Use there + be to introduce existence; use it to refer to one thing already identified. It is also a dummy subject for weather, time and distance. There is a café. It is open. Do not use it is to introduce an unspecified café.
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