В этой статье речь пойдет об отличии There is от It is. Эти конструкции легко можно перепутать.
Конструкции There is VS It is (основное отличие)
Так, предложение There is a problem. — утверждает факт существования некой проблемы.
Подробнее о конструкции There is /are. (для начинающих)
ПРИМЕРЫ It is a problem. — Это проблема. It is winter. — Зима.
Подробнее Местоимения It в качестве формального подлежащего в конструкции It is
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Прежде чем переходить к упражнениям на сравнение конструкций There is VS It is, проверьте себя. Выберите правильный ответ из двух предложенных.
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There is … VS It is … (упражнения)
Упражнение 1.Выберите правильный ответ.
1. (There is / It is) always cold in winter in Russia.
2. I don’t like autumn because (it/there) often rains.
3. (There is / It is) no smoke without fire.
4. (It is/ There is) dark in the room. Where is the light-switch?
5. While (there is/ it is life) there is/ it is hope.
6. (It is/ There is) a fine winter day. Let’s go out and play snowballs.
7. Where (there is/ it is) a will there is/ it is a way.
8. (It is/ There is) a pupil in the classroom, don’t lock the door.
9. (It is/ There is a long way home. Take enough food with you.
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Упражнение 2. Вставьте There is или It is.
- ….. was a loud cry and then ……..was all quiet.
- We saw a house. …. was a new modern building.
- …… is late today. We shall start the work tomorrow.
- …. are a few people in the room.
- ….. is true that she said nothing about it.
- …… is strange he didn’t come at all.
- …… is hard to climb this mountain.
- …… is a tall house at the far end of the street.
- …… is great pleasure in getting up early on a fine summer morning.
- Why hurry? …..is too early.
- …..is not enough time for walking, let’s jump into a taxi.
- …..is a secret that everybody knows.
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Упражнение 3. Выберите правильный вариант.
- Oh, look! …….is something under the table. (It, They, Then, There)
- … some really nice places for walking in the North of England. (There is, It is, There are, They are)
- I’ m sorry about this but ……. nothing I can do right now. (there does, there is, it is, it does)
- How far is…….. from Moscow to London? (there, they, it, their)
- ….. cold in Moscow in winter? (Is it, Does it, Is there, Does there)
- But you can’t go skiing. …….. any snow. (There isn’t, There is no, It isn’t, It is no)
- The suitcase was empty. …… any clothes in it. (There wasn’t, there weren’t, It wasn’t, They weren’t)
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Упражнение 4. Вставьте There is или It is.
- …… always much snow in this country in winter.
- ….. snowing hard.
- …. too much sugar in the tea. …..too sweet, I can’t drink it.
- Don’t buy this jacket. …… dark and not becoming.
- ….. a dark street, and in that dark street……a dark gloomy house.
- …… nothing you can do about it.
- ….. already late and ….. nobody in the office to solve your problem.
- …. sunny but….. a strong wind.
- ….. so kind of you.
ОТВЕТЫ
Какой оборот следует использовать, если говорится о правилах, законах? Например: «Выпивать за здоровье оппозиционеров запрещено», «В следующем году планируется разрешить гражданам собирать бычки»
Спасибо
В предложениях следует использовать пассивный залог.
Giving toasts for ….. IS FORBIDDEN.
IT IS PLANNED to allow the citizens to …
Пнятненько, спасибо. Но то есть при необходимости всё-таки через it is.