Difference between THERE and IT

hi student. I'm just a learner but here's my try:
a. ... is a lot of ice on the road today.

b. Yes, ... is pretty cold outside.

c. I think ... is something wrong with my car.

d. ... is a strange sound in the engine.

e. ... was lovely to meet your wife again!

a there
b it
c there
d there
e it
As a basic explanation

Hi! According to my book you use "there" before nouns or noun phrases and "it" before adjectives and noun clauses. What I don't understand is that right after this explanation they stated the following example:

- There are sure to be casualties.

Shouldn't it be "it" instead of "there" since "sure" is an adjective?

The same book also claims that you use "it" with report

Sadly, there is no easy answer. You will have to read a lot and see how native speakers use those two words. I can give you a little (very little!) help by briefly reporting what one popular book says. We use IT to refer to time, distance, weather, and the "general environment": It gets noisy in the cafeteria; It is never crowded at that hotel. We use THERE in three basic ways: (a) location: T

The expressions with there state the existence of something at a particular place. The usual formula is

There [is/are/was/were] [ Noun ] [ Phrase of location ].....

You cannot substitute it for there in any of the following examples.

There is [ ice ] [ on the road ] today.

There was [ snow ] [ on the

If you know French, there are some parallels, and that might help:

Il y a des enfants là-bas.
There are some kids over there.

Il y a un chat dans la voiture.
There's a cat in the car.

Il y a deux choses à faire.
There are two things to do.

Il y a quelqu'un à la porte.
There's someone at the door.

AnonymousIf you know French

It's a good try, but you can't depend on this kind of knowledge on this forum for learning English. We have students from all over the world, and very few besides the French themselves know French.

Suppose you were learning German and asked a question about a German construction. How helpful would it be for your study of

a there

b it

c there

d there

e it

1.there

2.it

3.it

4.there

5.there

The-student

Put in IT or THERE, and explain your choice in each case:

a. There is a lot of ice on the road today.

b. Yes, it is pretty cold outside.

c. I think there is something wrong with my car.

d. There is a strange sound in the engine.

e. It was lovely to meet your wife again!

The-student

Put in IT or THERE, and explain your choice in each case:

a. ... is a lot of ice on the road today.

b. Yes, ... is pretty cold outside.

c. I think ... is something wrong with my car.

d. ... is a strange sound in the engine.

e. ... was lovely to meet your wife again!