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BCNN Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

The existential construction

Hi teachers,

What's on the sofa? There's a dog.

Is it logical to use the "existential construction" in the sentence above even though I can see the dog?

If not, in what situations will be appropriate to use it?


Thanks a lot.

  

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BCNN What's on the sofa? There's a dog. Is it logical to use the "existential construction" in the sentence above even though I can see the dog?

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  • BCNN What's on the sofa?
  • There's a dog.
  • Is it logical to use the "existential construction" in the sentence above even though I can see the dog?
  • Yes.
  • You have to see the dog or you won't know it's there.
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BCNNWhat's on the sofa? There's a dog.
Is it logical to use the "existential construction" in the sentence above even though I can see the dog?

Yes. You have to see the dog or you won't know it's there.

It sounds a little like you're going to name all the things that are on the sofa.

There's a dog. And there's a cat. And there's a blan

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