A、there be 结构中的谓语动词be在人称和数上应与其后的主语保持一致。主语是不可数名词或单数可数名词时用is，是复数时用are。 
例：There is a flower in the bottle. 瓶里有一朵花。 
        There is some money in the purse. 钱包里有些钱。 
B、若句子中有几个并列的主语时，be的形式要与离其最近的一个主语在人称和数上保持一致。 
例：There is a boy, a girl and two women in the house. 房子里有一个男孩,一个女孩和两个妇女。 
        There are ten students and a teacher in the office. 办公室里有十个学生和一个教师。

There be结构的句型转换：
A、否定句：
there be的否定式通常在be后加not构成（在口语中be时常与not缩写在一起）。如果句中有some，一般要变成any。 例：
There are some children in the picture. 
There aren't any children in the picture.
B、一般疑问句及其答语：
把be提到there前，首字母大写，句末用问号即可。其肯定答语是Yes, there is / are；否定答语为No, there isn't / aren't。 例：
— Are there two cats in the tree?
— Yes, there are. (No, there aren't.)
C、特殊疑问句及其回答 
a. 提问句子的主语（包括主语前的修饰语）时，句型一律用“what is+地点介词短语？”（无论主语是单数还是复数都用is）。
例：There are some birds in the tree. →  What's in the tree? 
b. 就there be后面的地点状语进行提问时，句型用“where is/ are+主语？” 
例：There is a car in the street. → Where is the car?
c. 提问可数名词（主语）前的数量时，用how many，句型结构为“how many+ 复数名词+are there+其它）”（主语无论是单数还是复数，be通常要用are）。 
例：There are three books on the desk. → How many books are there on the desk?