There be句型是英語中常用的重要句型之一,意為“某處有某物或某人”,句子的結(jié)尾往往帶有地點狀語或時間狀語,其中there是引導詞,本身沒有詞義,be是謂語動詞,be后的名詞或代詞是句子的主語。
1.There be句型的疑問句
There be句型的一般疑問句,須把be移至there之前;其一般疑問句的肯定回答為:Yes,there is/are.否定回答為:No,there isn't/aren't.如:
— Are there any children in the room?房間里有小孩嗎?
— Yes,there are.是的,有。/No,there aren't.不,沒有。
— Are there any boys in your group?你們小組中有男生嗎?
— Yes,there are.是的,有。/No,there aren't.不,沒有。
— Is there anything for me to do?有什么事需要我做嗎?
— Yes,there is.是的,有。/No,there isn't.不,沒有。
注意:
there be句型的特殊疑問句往往省略there,其中的be通常用is,回答時必須用there be來回答,不能省略,其中的be要依據(jù)后面的名詞單復數(shù)確定。如:
— What is (there)in the room?房間里有什么?
— There's a bed and a desk in it.里面有一張床和一張課桌。
— What's on the desk?課桌上有什么?
— There are some books on it.上面有一些書。
2.There be句型的否定句
There be句型的否定句直接在be后加not或no即可。其中There is not可縮寫為There isn't;There are not可縮寫為There aren't。如:
There is not much doubt about his guilt.對他的罪行沒有多少懷疑。
There isn't much life in the small country village.那個小村子里沒有多少生氣。
There is no great difficulty.沒有大的困難。
There is no need to worry.沒有必要發(fā)愁。