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There is /there are
Message from sabrina1011 posted on 10-07-2013 at 20:41:34 (D | E | F)
Hello everyone,
I have got a question again.
Could you please help me with that? Thank you!
Here are the sentences.
There is a fly in the room. Can I say " In the room is a fly" instead.
or they got different ideas for each.
Thank you!
Sabrina

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Edited by lucile83 on 10-07-2013 21:21

Re: There is /there are from cathy59, posted on 10-07-2013 at 22:51:18 (D | E)
Hello,
I think that you could say the first like the second sentence (but I'm not really sure)

Re: There is /there are from notrepere, posted on 11-07-2013 at 00:14:35 (D | E)
Hello

The first is the most common. The second is understandable, but not typical; it might be used for a certain literary effect.

Re: There is /there are from krish, posted on 11-07-2013 at 05:48:54 (D | E)
Hi,sabrina1011,

~~that is a incorrect sentence,~~
you must say 'a fly is in the room.'

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Edited by lucile83 on 11-07-2013 08:11

Re: There is /there are from lucile83, posted on 11-07-2013 at 08:10:27 (D | E)
Hello,

There is a fly in the room....is the common sentence.
See notrepere's message.

Re: There is /there are from sabrina1011, posted on 11-07-2013 at 16:46:29 (D | E)
Hello notrepere
You mean, the second sentence is not common in spoken English,is ~~that~~ it?
Thank you, and thank you,all for answering.
Sabrina

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Edited by lucile83 on 11-07-2013 17:57

Re: There is /there are from notrepere, posted on 11-07-2013 at 17:58:04 (D | E)
Hello

The second sentence is not common in any form of English.

Bye for now

Re: There is /there are from sabrina1011, posted on 12-07-2013 at 05:12:51 (D | E)
hello again,
thank you for answering.
Sabrina

Re: There is /there are from chrisnik29, posted on 16-07-2013 at 16:55:14 (D | E)
Hello,
there is fly in the room , or in the room there is a fly, I find those sentences understandable in my opinion!
this a good subject, thanks to the author!

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Edited by lucile83 on 16-07-2013 22:24

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