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Makiasan Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
There is (a/the) Grand Central station.
Are these correct? I'd like to know if we don't need the word "a"( or "the") for a noun with a name in a sentence "there is ...".
There is Golden Gate bridge in his neighborhood in San Francisco.
There is Grand Central station near here.
Thank you.
There is Golden Gate bridge in his neighborhood in San Francisco.
There is Grand Central station near here.
Thank you.
Top answer
Normally "Golden Gate Bridge" has an article and "Grand Central Station" does not (I would capitalise "Bridge" and "Station"). " pattern is unusual or not very natural here with the names of individual well-known buildings or structures. g.
- Normally "Golden Gate Bridge" has an article and "Grand Central Station" does not (I would capitalise "Bridge" and "Station").
- " pattern is unusual or not very natural here with the names of individual well-known buildings or structures.
- g.
- "He lives in San Francisco near the Golden Gate Bridge" or "Grand Central Station is nearby" (there are various possibilities).
- The "there is" (or often "there's") pattern may work with these in special cases, such as when giving an example of something requested.
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Normally "Golden Gate Bridge" has an article and "Grand Central Station" does not (I would capitalise "Bridge" and "Station"). However, this "There is ..." pattern is unusual or not very natural here with the names of individual well-known buildings or structures. Generally you would say these another way, e.g. "He lives in San Francisco near the Golden Gate Bridge" or "Grand Central Station is ne
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