What do we call 'there is' or 'there are' ?

In "there is/are", isn't "there" a pronoun?

Mr WordyIn "there is/are", isn't "there" a pronoun?

I actually thought that we would call them 'demonstrative pronoun' because they are demonstrating that something exists 'somewhere', like "there is a pay phone on this street" (although this/these/that/those are demonstrative pronouns).

While googling for this 'there to be', which I have have read ab

AthunyeIs 'there to be' really taught this way in English native speaking countries ?

If you are asking about the literal words "there to be", then there are some contexts in which this combination can be used correctly. For example:

"I don't want there to be any trouble."

"I go there to be educated."

There are, of course, numerous o

Hi,

Yes there is a verb -correct

and is and are are the pronouns

because if we see the simple definition of pronoun "a pronoun is a word to define the noun"

and all the time after is ,are the noun is used ,hecne both are prnouns.

thanks:
David

Sorry if I was not clear.

I, you, he, she, etc., are called 'personal pronouns';
My, your, his, her, etc., are called 'possessive adjectives';
There and here, are called 'adverbs of placle';
There is and there are, are called...

AthunyeI, you, he, she, etc., are called 'personal pronouns';
My, your, his, her, etc., are called 'possessive adjectives';
There and here, are called 'adverbs of placle';
There is and there are, are called...

Sorry, I don't know the answer to that (if there is an answer). If you get no answer in this thread, you may want to ask the question again

"Any help would be appreciated." This is how I see it:

(1) There is classified as an adverb of place in most dictionaries.

(2) In "There are 50 states," it is not an adverb of place.

(a) Grammar books tell us that English sentences usually start with a

subject.

(b) Thus, we cannot say "___ are 50 states."

(c) English speakers

Thank you all for the replies.

I understand the use of there is/are. I just can't find a definition. For instance, if I were to have headings in a book, I would have:
1. The verb to be (am, is, are, were, was, etc.)
2. Relative pronouns (who, whom, whoever, whichever, etc.)
3. Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, etc,)
4. ... ... ... ... ... (there is, there

There as used in "there is" or "there are" among others is considered an impersonal subject.

See http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/pietvanderlaan/there-as-impersonal-subject