There Is dan There Are: Pengertian, Perbedaan, Fungsi, dan Cara Penggunaannya dalam Bahasa Inggris

Contoh:

There is a television in the living room.
Ada sebuah televisi di ruang keluarga.

There are two sofas in the living room.
Ada dua sofa di ruang keluarga.

There is a bed in the bedroom.
Ada sebuah tempat tidur di kamar tidur.

There are three windows in the classroom.
Ada tiga jendela di kelas.

14. There Is / There Are + Preposition

Beberapa kata yang sering digunakan:

Contoh:

There is a bag under the table.
Ada sebuah tas di bawah meja.

There is a clock on the wall.
Ada sebuah jam di dinding.

There are two students near the door.
Ada dua siswa di dekat pintu.

There are three books in the bag.
Ada tiga buku di dalam tas.

15. There Is / There Are dengan Some

Some biasanya digunakan dalam kalimat positif.

Contoh:

There are some books on the table.
Ada beberapa buku di atas meja.

There are some students in the classroom.
Ada beberapa siswa di dalam kelas.

There is some water in the bottle.
Ada sedikit air di dalam botol.

16. There Is / There Are dengan Many

Many digunakan untuk benda yang dapat dihitung dan jumlahnya banyak.

Contoh:

There are many students in the classroom.
Ada banyak siswa di dalam kelas.

There are many books in the library.
Ada banyak buku di perpustakaan.

Jangan:

❌ There is many books.

Yang benar:

✅ There are many books.

17. There Is / There Are dengan Uncountable Nouns

Untuk benda yang tidak dapat dihitung satu per satu, gunakan There is.

Contoh:

• water = air
• milk = susu
• rice = nasi/beras
• sugar = gula
• salt = garam
• money = uang
• information = informasi

Contoh:

There is some water in the bottle.
Ada sedikit air di dalam botol.

There is some milk in the refrigerator.
Ada susu di dalam kulkas.

There is some rice on the plate.
Ada nasi di atas piring.

Kesalahan umum:

❌ There are some water.

✅ There is some water.

18. Perbedaan There Is dan It Is

Ini sangat penting.

THERE IS

Digunakan untuk menyatakan keberadaan.

There is a cat in the garden.
Ada seekor kucing di taman.

IT IS

Digunakan untuk menjelaskan atau menunjuk sesuatu yang sudah diketahui.

It is a cat.
Itu adalah seekor kucing.

Perhatikan:

There is a cat in the garden.
→ Memperkenalkan keberadaan kucing.

It is black.
→ Menjelaskan kucing tersebut.

19. There Is / There Are dalam Descriptive Text

There is/are sangat sering digunakan dalam descriptive text.

Contoh:

My Classroom

There is a whiteboard in my classroom.
There are twenty desks and chairs.
There is a teacher’s table in front of the classroom.
There are two windows beside the door.
There is a clock on the wall.

Artinya:

Kelas Saya

Ada sebuah papan tulis di kelas saya.
Ada dua puluh meja dan kursi.
Ada meja guru di depan kelas.
Ada dua jendela di samping pintu.
Ada sebuah jam di dinding.

20. Contoh Dialog

Dialogue 1

A: Is there a library in your school?
Apakah ada perpustakaan di sekolahmu?

B: Yes, there is.
Ya, ada.

A: Are there many books in the library?
Apakah ada banyak buku di perpustakaan?

B: Yes, there are.
Ya, ada.

Dialogue 2

A: Is there a computer in the classroom?
Apakah ada komputer di dalam kelas?

B: No, there isn’t.
Tidak, tidak ada.

A: Are there any computers in the laboratory?
Apakah ada komputer di laboratorium?

B: Yes, there are.
Ya, ada.

21. Contoh Lengkap: Kamar Tidur

My Bedroom

There is a bed in my bedroom.
Ada sebuah tempat tidur di kamar saya.

There is a desk beside the bed.
Ada sebuah meja di samping tempat tidur.

There is a lamp on the desk.
Ada sebuah lampu di atas meja.

There are two pillows on the bed.
Ada dua bantal di atas tempat tidur.

There are some books on the desk.
Ada beberapa buku di atas meja.

There is a window near the bed.
Ada sebuah jendela di dekat tempat tidur.

There aren’t any computers in my bedroom.
Tidak ada komputer di kamar saya.

22. Kesalahan yang Sering Terjadi

Kesalahan 1

❌ There is two books.

✅ There are two books.

Karena two books = plural.

Kesalahan 2

❌ There are a student.

✅ There is a student.

Karena a student = singular.

Kesalahan 3

❌ There are some water.

✅ There is some water.

Karena water = uncountable noun.

Kesalahan 4

❌ Is there any students?

✅ Are there any students?

Karena students = plural.

Kesalahan 5

❌ Are there a book?

✅ Is there a book?

Karena a book = singular.

23. Rangkuman Rumus

Rumus paling mudah diingat:

1 benda → THERE IS

2 atau lebih → THERE ARE

Pertanyaan → IS/ARE + THERE

Negatif → ISN’T/AREN’T

24. LATIHAN

A. Choose There Is or There Are

1. ______ a book on the table.
2. ______ three students in the classroom.
3. ______ an apple in the basket.
4. ______ five chairs in the room.
5. ______ some water in the bottle.
6. ______ a cat under the table.
7. ______ many trees in the park.
8. ______ a teacher in the classroom.
9. ______ two windows in my bedroom.
10. ______ some milk in the refrigerator.

Jawaban

1. There is
2. There are
3. There is
4. There are
5. There is
6. There is
7. There are
8. There is
9. There are
10. There is

Pembahasan

1. There is a book on the table.

“Book” berjumlah satu dan menggunakan a, sehingga menggunakan there is.

2. There are three students in the classroom.

“Students” berjumlah tiga, sehingga menggunakan there are.

5. There is some water in the bottle.

“Water” merupakan uncountable noun, sehingga menggunakan there is.

7. There are many trees in the park.

“Trees” berbentuk jamak dan menggunakan many, sehingga menggunakan there are.

25. Latihan B – Ubah Menjadi Negatif

1. There is a book on the table.
2. There are three students in the room.
3. There is a computer on the desk.
4. There are some chairs in the classroom.
5. There is some water in the bottle.

Jawaban

1. There isn’t a book on the table.
2. There aren’t three students in the room.
3. There isn’t a computer on the desk.
4. There aren’t any chairs in the classroom.
5. There isn’t any water in the bottle.

26. Latihan C – Buat Kalimat Tanya

Ubahlah menjadi pertanyaan.

1. There is a library in the school.
2. There are some books on the table.
3. There is a computer in the classroom.
4. There are three teachers in the office.
5. There is a cat under the chair.

Jawaban

1. Is there a library in the school?
2. Are there any books on the table?
3. Is there a computer in the classroom?
4. Are there three teachers in the office?
5. Is there a cat under the chair?

27. Latihan D – Pilihan Ganda

1. ______ a book on the desk.

A. There are
B. There is
C. Are there
D. They are

Jawaban: B. There is

Pembahasan: a book adalah benda tunggal, sehingga menggunakan there is.

2. ______ five students in the classroom.

A. There is
B. Is there
C. There are
D. It is

Jawaban: C. There are

Pembahasan: five students adalah jamak, sehingga menggunakan there are.

3. ______ any chairs in the room?

A. Is there
B. Are there
C. There is
D. There are

Jawaban: B. Are there

Pembahasan: chairs berbentuk jamak, sehingga pertanyaannya adalah Are there…?

4. ______ an orange in the basket.

A. There are
B. There is
C. Are there
D. They are

Jawaban: B. There is

Pembahasan: an orange adalah satu benda.

5. There ______ some water in the glass.

A. are
B. is
C. am
D. be

Jawaban: B. is

Pembahasan: water adalah uncountable noun, sehingga menggunakan there is.

Kesimpulan

There is / There are digunakan untuk menyatakan keberadaan seseorang atau sesuatu.

THERE IS → satu benda/orang atau uncountable noun
THERE ARE → dua atau lebih benda/orang

Contoh paling sederhana:

There is a book.
= Ada sebuah buku.

There are two books.
= Ada dua buku.

There isn’t a book.
= Tidak ada buku.

There aren’t any books.
= Tidak ada buku-buku.

Is there a book?
= Apakah ada sebuah buku?

Are there any books?
= Apakah ada buku?

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