"There is" in the middle of the sentence

[Rachel Adams]

Is it wrong not to start a sentence with "there"? Should each sentence be changed into:
1."There is a drugstore opposite my house."
2."There is a small shop on the right side of the drugstore."
3. "There is a small shop on the left side of the bank too."
4. "There is a fast food restaurant next to the bank."


"There is a bus stop next to the bank. And then, just opposite my house, there is a drugstore. On the right side of the drugstore , there is a small shop and on the left side of the bank, there is a small shop too. Next to the bank, there is a fast food restaurant."

 

[probus]

All your examples are correct and natural. Personally I enjoy putting "there is" anywhere I like especially because there is no reason not to. And that's all there is to it.

 

[5jj]

2."There is a small shop on the right side of the drugstore."
3. "There is a small shop on the left side of the bank too."

I would leave out 'side'.

 

[Yankee]

All your examples are correct and natural. Personally I enjoy putting "there is" anywhere I like especially because there is no reason not to.

Agree.

 

[Rachel Adams]

All your examples are correct and natural. Personally I enjoy putting "there is" anywhere I like especially because there is no reason no to.

I think this should be mentioned in English textbooks which show "there" at the beginning of a sentence only. Why don't they mention that?

 

[Rachel Adams]

All your examples are correct and natural. Personally I enjoy putting "there is" anywhere I like especially because there is no reason no to.

Do you all these are correct?

"There is a bus stop next to the bank. And then, just opposite my house, there is a drugstore. On the right side of the drugstore , there is a small shop and on the left side of the bank, there is a small shop too. Next to the bank, there is a fast food restaurant."


Or the four sentences?

 

[probus]

I don't understand the question "Or the four sentences?" but your latest effort is all correct and natural.

 

[emsr2d2]

Do you think all these are correct?

"There is a bus stop next to the bank. And then, just opposite my house, there is a drugstore. On the right side of the drugstore , there is a small shop and on the left side of the bank, there is a small shop too. Next to the bank, there is a fast food restaurant."


Or the four sentences? I don't know what you mean by this.

By "And then", are you trying to indicate that the drugstore is the next building along from the bank, and it happens to be opposite your house? Are the bus stop, bank, drugstore, small shop and fast food restaurant all on the same side of the road?

 

[Rachel Adams]

I don't understand the question "Or the four sentences?" but your latest effort is all correct and natural.

Sorry, I meant these sentences
1."There is a drugstore opposite my house."
2."There is a small shop on the right side of the drugstore."
3. "There is a small shop on the left side of the bank too."
4. "There is a fast food restaurant next to the bank."


And this part:
"There is a bus stop next to the bank. And then, just opposite my house, there is a drugstore. On the right side of the drugstore , there is a small shop and on the left side of the bank, there is a small shop too. Next to the bank, there is a fast food restaurant."

Do you mean everything is correct?

 

[Rachel Adams]

By "And then", are you trying to indicate that the drugstore is the next building along from the bank, and it happens to be opposite your house? Are the bus stop, bank, drugstore, small shop and fast food restaurant all on the same side of the road?

Yes, I do. Can "then" be used in my sentence?

 

[Tdol]

I think this should be mentioned in English textbooks which show "there" at the beginning of a sentence only. Why don't they mention that?

Which textbooks? I haven't seen this stated as a rule.

 

[Yankee]

Yes, I do. Can "then" be used in my sentence?

In AmE it's not unusual to use "and then" or simply "then" in that type of context to describe some object or activity that follows.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Which textbooks? I haven't seen this stated as a rule.

"English Grammar in Context" by Michael Vince, for example explains the use of "there is/are". In each example it's only at the beginning of the sentence,never at the end of a sentence or in the middle of it . This is my sentence "Next to the bank there is a drugstore" . Does it sound as natural as "there is a drugstore next to the bank?"

 

[emsr2d2]

"English Grammar in Context" by Michael Vince, for example, explains the use of "there is/are". In each example, it's only at the beginning of the sentence, space after a comma never at the end of a sentence or in the middle of it. This is my sentence:

"Next to the bank, there is a drugstore."

Does it sound as natural as "There is a drugstore next to the bank"?

Your sentence is OK although most native speakers would omit "there" and just say "Next to the bank is a drugstore".

 

[Tarheel]

There's nothing wrong with putting it in the middle of a sentence, but I don't see how you would put it at the end.

 

[probus]

What about "That's all there is"?

 

[Tarheel]

I can depend on you.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Your sentence is OK although most native speakers would omit "there" and just say "Next to the bank is a drugstore".

Does omitting "there" change the meaning?

 

[Rachel Adams]

There's nothing wrong with putting it in the middle of a sentence, but I don't see how you would put it at the end.

For example, Next to the bank there is a drugstore there.

 

[probus]

In the two sentences about the location of the bank the meaning is identical with or without there.