There be 後面的名詞是句子的主語，屬倒裝結構。疑問句形式是將be或will/have/can/must等助動詞、情態動詞提至there之前，否定形式則直接在be或助動詞、情態動詞後加not，因此要表達“某個地方或某個時間存在什麼事物或人”的時候常用“There be + 名詞+ 地點(時間)這一句型。
There are some sharks.
Excuse me. Is there a repair shop near here for MP3?
There are lots of people there who can actually help you.
there be結構
1、There be 句型中的be 應和其後出現的主語在數上一致，即“就近原則”，如：
There is a lamp on the table.
There are some apples in the bowl.
There are five books,two pens and a ruler in the school bag.
There is a ruler,two pens and five books in the school bag.
2、如果主語是複數名詞，卻表示一筆金額或一個總數或表達一個單個概念時，則仍用單數be形式，如：
There is five hundred dollars to pay.
There is still another 20 miles to drive.
There is duck and green vegetables for supper.
3、There be 中的be 有時可以是lie,stand,used to be,seem to be,appear to be 等，如：
There lies a river to the south.
There lived an old man in the small house.
There stood a temple near the river.
There used to be a castle at the foot of the hill.
4、There is(was)+no +動詞ing結構相當於It is(was) impossible to +動詞原形，如：
There is no going home. =It is impossible to go home.
There is no living with him.=It is impossible to live with him. 。
There is no knowing what may happen. =It is impossible to know what may happen
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