INTRODUCTORY WORDS - English grammar

   

Introductory Words

·        There are only two introductory words: It and there.

·        These words are used to introduce a sentence or they are used where there is no subject means they are used as the subject.

 

USE OF IT

It is used for: Time, day, date, month, year

·        It was 9'O clock.

·        It is Tuesday.

·        It was the 15^th of November.

·        It was 1991.

·        It was a cloudy day.

·        It is sunny today.

·        How far is it from here to the bus stop?

·        It is a mile from here.

 

USE OF THERE

There is/ are/ was/ were/ will be + subject + prep + Object

·        Yes, there was.

·        No, there was not.

·        There is a strange woman in the building.

·        There will be many versions of the product.

·        There were no cookies in the jar.

·        Were there any bus stops near there?

·        Will there be recess after class?

·        How many cards are there in a standard deck of cards?

·        Was there any juice left in that bottle?

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