English question: There is or...................?

Question

The expression " there is " is correct....

But what about "there exists" can you use : there + other verb that is similar to "is"?

Answer 1

sure!
um

there is
there are
there subsides
there lives
there remains

hope this helps

Answer 2

Other than is, are, was, were, and will be, goes is also very common - as in there goes the neighborhood, there goes my last dime, there goes the dog down the street, and others like this. Or something like: There lies my cat, as lazy as ever. There are ways to use it without sounding pretentious.

Answer 3

Yes, "there," is an adverb. Also, if combined as thereby or therefore, it still remains as an adverb. It also can be combined with a verb for a sentence, such as, there are...

Answer 4

You can, but you'll sound pretentious as someone mentioned, or non-native, unless you're writing a math or logic sentence, like "For all x, there exists a y such that x>y."

Answer 5

If you are writing for a grade... or to impress some ego... then be concerned for all that... if you are writing to state your own thoughts and to get accross some point that is of meaning to others of like mind... as long as you are understandable to those you intend to reach... write as you speak and think.... tell the academic egotrippers to ..... (insert your own expletive)

Answer 6

Yes you can.

Answer 7

Such a good question that I have no asnwer :(

Answer 8

"There is a man I know..." I would say, correct.

Answer 9

yes, but it may sound really pretentious.

Answer 10

yes you can