a) Read the examples and complete sentences 1–3. Then describe the living room above. Use adjectives.
There's a sofa in the living room.
There are some cushions in the living room.
There aren't any chairs in the living room.
Is there any water in the living room?
1 We use ..... or ..... in the singular.
2 We use ..... or ..... in affirmative.
3 We use ..... or ..... in the negative and interrogative.
b) Study the sentences. See Grammar Reference.
There is something on the table. Is there anything on the wall? Somebody has put the flowers into the vase. Is there anybody in the room?
Are the sentences true to the picture? Answer the questions.
В единственном числе перед исчисляемым существительным употребляем a или an: «a sofa», «an armchair»; выбор зависит от первого звука следующего слова. В утвердительных предложениях с неисчисляемым или множественным существительным ставим some, а в отрицаниях и вопросах — any. Поэтому во втором правиле нужны some и однокоренное слово с some-, например something; в третьем — any и слово с any-, например anything. Аналогично something/somebody обозначают неопределённый предмет или человека в утверждении, а anything/anybody — в вопросе. На рисунке на столе лежат книги и газета; на стене висят картины; цветы стоят в вазе; людей в комнате нет.
a)
There is a big green sofa in the living room. There are some colourful cushions on it. There is a blue armchair and a white coffee table. There are some beautiful flowers in a vase.
b) True: there are books and a newspaper on the table. Yes, there are paintings on the wall. True: somebody has put the flowers into the vase. No, there isn't anybody in the room.
