There 用作虚拟的主语
在英语中，这个词可以用作代词，充当虚拟主语。
例子:
- There is hope.
- There are some students.
- There occurred a terrible accident.
- There exist two major factors.
在上面的例子中，there可以和动词to be连用在存在句中，存在句是指某物的存在或出现。它也可以与exist或occurrence等动词连用。
值得注意的是，上面提到的动词的逻辑主语是作为补语出现的。
- Hope is there.
- Some students are there.
- A terrible accident occurred there.
- Two major factors exist there.
一致
The dummy subject agrees in number with the logical subject:
虚拟主语在数量上与逻辑主语一致:
- 如果补语(逻辑主语)是复数，则动词为复数。
- 如果补语(逻辑主语)是单数，则动词为单数。
然而，在口语中，there's的缩略形式用于单数和复数补语。
- There's two of them
- There's one of them.
There的疑问句
提问时，虚拟主语颠倒过来:
- There is a nice restaurant.
- Is there a nice restaurant?
副词还是代词?
这个词可以是指示副词，指的是一个地方。由于这个原因，there的一些用法可能是模棱两可的。
例子:
- There is a restaurant.
这个句子有两个含义:
- There is a restaurant.
A restaurant exists. (There被用于做代词) - There is a restaurant.
A restaurant is in that place. (There 指代一个地方- 是副词)
在言语中，此处的指示语被赋予重音。然而，当there用作代词时，就不重读了。
