There Is / There Are Negative Exercises

Negative existential sentences show that something does not exist in a place or situation. With singular and uncountable nouns, use there isn't, there is not, or there is no: "There isn't any milk" and "There is no milk" are both correct. With plural nouns, use there aren't, there are not, or there are no: "There aren't any chairs" and "There are no chairs". These patterns are very common in everyday English when we talk about missing objects, unavailable services, empty places, or things we cannot find at home, at school, or in town.

Learners often make double-negative mistakes such as "There aren't no chairs." Standard English normally uses only one negative choice in this structure. Use either aren't any or are no, not both together. This topic also helps learners see that countable singular nouns can use either "there isn't a ..." or "there is no ...", depending on the sentence style. Learning both options is useful because English speakers use both forms naturally, and exam questions often test whether you can choose a correct negative pattern without mixing two negatives together.