They cancelled the soccer match because ________ snowing.[r]
(1)THERE & IT There is/are/has been/have been/was/were/will be… - to describe something, non-possessive vs ‘have’ It has structures: o o o o It is + adj + to smth It was in (1999) that … It takes him/her… (10) minutes to go to school It was he/she/Mary who … Exercises Don't cry! no reason to be sad A there is B It is C there are They cancelled the soccer match because snowing A there was B it was C there were How long did take you to your homework? A There B it Who is that guy? the movie star, Tom Hanks? A Isn't there B Isn't it C Aren't there Somebody ate my apple! Who was ? A There B it two birds sitting in that tree A There is B It is C There are five miles from the station to my house A There is B It is C There are any ice cream in the fridge? A There is B Is it C It is D Is there This is crazy! August, and the weather is still cold! A There is B There's C Its D It's 10 How many pages in your grammar book? A is it B there are C it is D are there (2)