there is an event on Wednesday to help women grow with their money.

[GoldfishLord]

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - As we near the end of Women’s History Month, there is an event on Wednesday to help women grow with their money.

Source: https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/03/22/women-money-summit-event-be-held-las-vegas/

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"There is an event on Wednesday to help women grow with their money" means "an event is on Wednesday to help women grow with their money".

"Is" means "take place". Does "is" also mean "take place"?

 

[Barque]

Does "is" also mean "take place"?

No. "Is" doesn't literally mean "take place". But the effect of "is" in that sentence is to show that an event will take place. Words get specific meanings from the context.

"There is an event on Wednesday" means "An event [is scheduled for]/[will take place on] Wednesday".

As I've mentioned a couple of times, analysing each word will not help you as much as trying to understand the sentence.

 

[GoldfishLord]

As I've mentioned a couple of times, analysing each word will not help you as much as trying to understand the sentence.

Ok. I'm trying to do that. Moreover, your answers make me understand the sentence as a whole.

 

[GoldfishLord]

Does "As we near the end of Women’s History Month" mean "when we near the end of Women's History"?

 

[GoldfishLord]

No. "Is" doesn't literally mean "take place". But the effect of "is" in that sentence is to show that an event will take place. Words get specific meanings from the context.

What's the difference in meaning 'the effect of "is" in that sentence' and 'the effect of "is" on that sentence'?

 

[Barque]

Does "As we near the end of Women’s History Month" mean "when we near the end of Women's History"?

It means "At this time, while we're nearing the end of Women's History Month ..."

 

[Barque]

What's the difference in meaning 'the effect of "is" in that sentence' and 'the effect of "is" on that sentence'?

Why are you asking about "on" when I didn't use that word? If you don't understand what I meant by "in", just ask about that. That might be simpler.

The effect of "is" IN that sentence is X = The effect of "is", which is a word in that sentence, is X.

The effect of "is" ON that sentence is X = The effect that "is" has on that sentence is X. (This is not relevant here.)

 

[GoldfishLord]

I'd like to ask one more question.

1. There is an event on Wednesday to help women grow with their money
2. An event is on Wednesday to help women grow with their money

Do sentences 1 and 2 have the same meaning?

 

[Barque]

The second sentence isn't idiomatic. I'd understand it as meaning the same as the first.