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Hi,"There are four rooms in the apartment."Can I use 'has' instead of 'there are' here? For example:"The apartment has four rooms."Do they mean the same?Thanks!

Clive · Accepted Answer

Anonymous · Answer

Hi Clive,
Can I say "The room has a desk."?

Thanks!

Clive · Answer

Yes.
Or There is a desk in the room.

Anonymous · Answer

Hi Clive,
"There's a fly in my soup."
Is it also fine to say "My soup has a fly"?

Thanks!

Clive · Answer

Hi,

That's not wrong, but it sounds odd. More natural is 'My soup has a fly in it'.

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

Hi Clive,
Is it fine to use has/have instead of there is/are in the following sentences? Thank you very much.

1.How many seasons are there in a year?
--How many seasons does a year have?

2.There are four seasons in a year.
--A year has four seasons.

3.How many days are there in a week?
--How many days does a week have?

4.There are seven days in a week.
--A week has seven days.

5.There is a glass of water on the table.
--The table has a glass of water.

6.There are many wolves in the forest.
--The forest has many wolves.

7.How many people are there
in your class?
--How many people does your class have?
--How many does your class have?

8.There are twenty people in my class.
--My class has twenty people.

9.How many restaurants are there in this area?
--How many restaurants does this area have?

10.Are there many parks in your neighborhood?
--Does your neighborhood have many parks?

11.No, there is only one park in my neighborhood.
--No, my neighborhood has only one park.

12. Is there a pond in the park?
--Does the park have a pond?

13.Yes, there is a pond in the park.
--Yes, the park has a pond.

14.Are there many fish in the pond?
--Does the pond have many fish?

15. There are not any books on the desk.
--The desk hasn't any books.

16.How many are there in your family?
--How many does your family have?

17.There are seven in my family.
--My family has seven people.
(CanIomit people here?)

Clive · Answer

Next time, please put only about 6 of these queries in a single post.

Is it fine to use has/have instead of there is/are in the following sentences? Thank you very much.

1.How many seasons are there in a year?
--How many seasons does a year have?

2.There are four seasons in a year.
--A year has four seasons.

3.How many days are there in a week?
--How many days does a week have?

4.There are seven days in a week.
--A week has seven days.

5.There is a glass of water on the table.
--The table has a glass of water.

6.There are many wolves in the forest.
--The forest has many wolves.

7.How many people are there
in your class?
--How many people does your class have?
--How many does your class have? No, you need to say eg how many students, how many desks.

8.There are twenty people in my class.
--My class has twenty people.

9.How many restaurants are there in this area?
--How many restaurants does this area have?

10.Are there many parks in your neighborhood?
--Does your neighborhood have many parks?

11.No, there is only one park in my neighborhood.
--No, my neighborhood has only one park.

12. Is there a pond in the park?
--Does the park have a pond?

13.Yes, there is a pond in the park.
--Yes, the park has a pond.

14.Are there many fish in the pond?
--Does the pond have many fish?

15. There are not any books on the desk.
--The desk hasn't any books.

16.How many are there in your family?
--How many does your family have? Not idiomatic

17.There are seven in my family.
--My family has seven people.
(CanIomit people here?) No

Anonymous · Answer

Hi Clive,
Is it correct to say these?
"How many are there in your class?"
"There are twenty in my class."
"How many people does your family have?"

Thank you very much.

Clive · Answer

Hi,
Is it correct to say these? I assume you mean 'Is it natural?'
"How many are there in your class?" Yes
"There are twenty in my class." Yes
"How many people does your family have?"No.
eg How big is your family?

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

Hi Clive,
Do you say "How big is your class?" to mean "how many are there in your class?"

"The table has a glass of water."
I don't think a table possesses a glass of water in the example. Why can we use "has" here?

Thank you very much.

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