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Grape lime Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

Hi,

I am confused about the proper form of there isn't any and there aren't any

For example:

There isn't any bird in that cage

There isn't any birds in that cage

Or

There aren't any birds in that cage

Which one is right?

And what about there isn't a bird in that cage ?

  

Top answer

In those sentences, "there" is not the subject. "There" just saves the place of the actual subject, which comes after the verb. The subjects of the sentences are underlined.

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  • In those sentences, "there" is not the subject.
  • "There" just saves the place of the actual subject, which comes after the verb.
  • The subjects of the sentences are underlined.
  • If you re-write the sentence, you see that "there" is an adverb.
  • There isn't any bird in that cage.
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In those sentences, "there" is not the subject. "There" just saves the place of the actual subject, which comes after the verb. The subjects of the sentences are underlined. If you re-write the sentence, you see that "there" is an adverb.

There isn't any bird in that cage. = No bird is (there) in that cage.
There aren't any birds in that cage. = No birds are (there)
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