Therebe...句型表示的是“某处有(存在)某人或某物”,其结构为Therebe(is,are,was,were )+名词+地点状语.例如:
Therearefifty-twostudentsinourclass.
Thereisapencilinmypencil-case.
Therewasanoldhousebytheriverfiveyearsago.
否定句:Therebe句型否定句式的构成和含有be动词的其它句型一样,在be后加上“not”,也可用“no”来表示.即:no+n.(名词)=notaanany+n.(名词).注意:no+n.(可数名词单数)=notaan+n.(可数名词单数);no+n.(可数名词复数)=notany+n.(可数名词复数);no+n.(不可数名词)=notany+n.(不可数名词).例如:
Thereisanorangeinherbag.
→Thereisn’tanorangeinherbag.
→Thereisnoorangeinherbag.
Therearesomeorangesinherbag.
→Therearen’tanyorangesinherbag.
→Therearenoorangesinherbag.
Thereissomejuiceinthebottle.
→Thereisn’tanyjuiceinthebottle.
→Thereisnojuiceinthebottle.
一般疑问句:Therebe结构的一般疑问句变化只需把be动词移到句首,再在句尾加上问号即可.例如:
Thereissomemoneyinherhandbag.
→Isthereanymoneyinherhandbag?(疑问句和否定句中,some改为any,something改为anything.)
Thereissomethingnewintoday’snewspaper.
→Thereisn’tanythingnewintoday’snewspaper.
→Isthereanythingnewintoday’snewspaper?
特殊疑问句:
Therebe句型的特殊疑问句有以下三种形式:
①对主语提问:当主语是人时,用“Who’s+介词短语?”;当主语是物时,用“What’s+介词短语?”.其中there在口语中常常省略.注意:无论原句的主语是单数还是复数,对其提问时一般都用be的单数形式(回答时却要根据实际情况来决定).如:
Thereisabirdinthetree.→What’sinthetree?
Therearesomebikesoverthere.→What’soverthere?
Thereisalittlegirlintheroom.→Whoisintheroom?
②对地点状语提问:用“Whereisare+主语?”表示(注意其答语变化):例如:
Thereisacomputerinmyoffice.
→Whereisthecomputer?----It’sinmyoffice.
Therearefourchildrenintheclassroom.
→Wherearethefourchildren?—They’reintheclassroom.
③对数量提问:一般有两种提问方式:
如果主语是可数名词,无论是单数还是复数,都用“Howmany+可数名词复数+arethere+介词短语?”表示:
Therearetwelvemonthsinayear.
→Howmanymonthsarethereinayear?
Thereisonlyonebookinmybag.
→Howmanybooksarethereinyourbag?
Thereisacatinthebox.
→Howmanycatsarethereinthebox?
如果主语是不可数名词,则用“Howmuch+不可数名词+isthere+介词短语?”表示:
Thereissomemoneyinmypurse.Howmuchmoneyisthereinyourpurse?
反意疑问句:Therebe或There加其它动词,其反意疑问句一律用…there?例如:
Thereisabeautifulgirlinthegarden,isn’tthere?
Thereusedtobenoschoolhere,usedtheredidthere?