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there is/exists/remains etc
Is there any milk left?There are a few things we need to discuss.There must be easier ways of doing this.There seems to be a lack of communication.There remain several questions still to be answered.Suddenly there was a loud explosion.They were all laughing when there came a knock at the door.GRAMMAR GRAMMAR 
Use there is/are to say that something exists or happens • There was an argument. • Is there any more bread? • There is one thing I'd like to ask you (NOT Is one thing ...). When the following noun is plural, use there are/were • There are a lot of problems (NOT there is a lot of problems) with this theory. • Were there many people at the meeting? !! Expressions like a lot of and plenty of can be used with uncountable nouns. In this case use there is/was • There is a lot of traffic in the mornings.!! There and their sound the same, but do not confuse them. There is used in expressions such as 'there is/was', and for referring to a place. Their is used for showing that something belongs to a group of people, animals etc • They love their jobs.
GRAMMAR Use there is/are to say that something exists or happens • There was an argument. • Is there any more bread? • There is one thing I'd like to ask you (NOT Is one thing ...). When the following noun is plural, use there are/were • There are a lot of problems (NOT there is a lot of problems) with this theory. • Were there many people at the meeting? !! Expressions like a lot of and plenty of can be used with uncountable nouns. In this case use there is/was • There is a lot of traffic in the mornings.!! There and their sound the same, but do not confuse them. There is used in expressions such as 'there is/was', and for referring to a place. Their is used for showing that something belongs to a group of people, animals etc • They love their jobs.
