‘There’ and ‘it’: Preparatory subjects

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Exercise 2: Complete the sentences using 'there' and 'it'.

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Explanation

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences using 'there' and 'it'.

Choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence with the appropriate preparatory subject — 'there' (for existence) or 'it' (for time, weather, distance, delayed subjects, etc.).

1
___ 's very cozy in our boat and ___ 's plenty of room for my wife and me.
2
___ 's been a long journey. Is ___ anywhere we can have some rest?
3
___ 's nothing on TV tonight; ___ 's a pity that we don't have Netflix.
4
___ would have been much better to stay; ___ won't be any restaurants open today because ______ 's a holiday.
5
___ used to be an amusement park where we lived; ___ was very exciting to go there with the children.
6
___ 's too late; ___ won't be any seats left when we arrive.
7
___ 's somebody at the door. Open it, ___ must be Carl.
8
___ takes two hours to get there; ___ would be better if we left now.
9
___ seems to be a problem; ___ looks like someone has erased all the information.
10
___ used to be very cold at night but ___ didn't matter, because we had a fireplace.