[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grammar-exercise-019e0dd5-3e3e-7e1e-9beb-93869b199ae4":3,"grammar-exercise-lesson-019dfdfa-7403-7489-8772-2ee826b8e57b":226},["Reactive",4],{"id":5,"grammarPage":6,"title":7,"instructions":8,"displayOrder":9,"questions":10},"019e0dd5-3e3e-7e1e-9beb-93869b199ae4","\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_pages\u002F019dfdfa-7403-7489-8772-2ee826b8e57b","There vs It - City Life","This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown menu. All sentences are related to city life and urban issues.",0,[11,29,43,56,70,84,98,114,128,142,156,170,184,198,212],{"id":12,"sentenceTemplate":13,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":14,"exampleSentence":15,"blanks":16},"019e0dd7-5eaf-7b23-bb19-3567e1742847","__1__ is getting harder to find affordable housing near downtown.","Use It in the pattern \"It is + adjective + to-infinitive\".","It is easy to get lost in the old part of the city.",[17],{"id":18,"blankNumber":19,"options":20},"019e0dd7-5ead-7684-b389-e8bf733bd261",1,[21,25],{"id":22,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019e0dd7-5ead-7294-b389-e8bf718b0e91","It",true,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019e0dd7-5ead-733c-b389-e8bf7250573f","There",false,{"id":30,"sentenceTemplate":31,"displayOrder":19,"explanation":32,"exampleSentence":33,"blanks":34},"019e0dd7-5eaf-7db7-bb19-3567e4b406c9","__1__ were too many delivery bikes blocking the sidewalk this morning.","Use There to express existence or quantity.","There was a lot of road construction near the station.",[35],{"id":36,"blankNumber":19,"options":37},"019e0dd7-5eaf-7cc7-bb19-3567e30ee412",[38,40],{"id":39,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019e0dd7-5eaf-7c77-bb19-3567e2088d99",{"id":41,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":42},"019e0dd7-5eaf-7ca3-bb19-3567e2f840d1",2,{"id":44,"sentenceTemplate":45,"displayOrder":42,"explanation":46,"exampleSentence":47,"blanks":48},"019e0dd7-5eaf-7f5f-bb19-3567e918c0eb","__1__ seems impossible to park anywhere in this neighborhood after 7 p.m.","Use It in the pattern \"It seems + adjective + to-infinitive\".","It seems difficult to keep the streets clean after the festival.",[49],{"id":50,"blankNumber":19,"options":51},"019e0dd7-5eaf-7e77-bb19-3567e63111ba",[52,54],{"id":53,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0dd7-5eaf-7e17-bb19-3567e50c69be",{"id":55,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019e0dd7-5eaf-7e3b-bb19-3567e5349c0d",{"id":57,"sentenceTemplate":58,"displayOrder":59,"explanation":60,"exampleSentence":61,"blanks":62},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7152-8114-1fff5b5ed310","__1__ isn't enough green space in the outer neighborhoods.",3,"Use There to say that something exists or does not exist.","There isn't much seating in the public square.",[63],{"id":64,"blankNumber":19,"options":65},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7086-8114-1fff58c96da7",[66,68],{"id":67,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0dd7-5eb0-701a-8114-1fff5728849d",{"id":69,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7046-8114-1fff57f233fa",{"id":71,"sentenceTemplate":72,"displayOrder":73,"explanation":74,"exampleSentence":75,"blanks":76},"019e0dd7-5eb0-72d6-8114-1fff60a6edff","__1__ takes nearly an hour to cross town by bus during rush hour.",4,"Use It in the pattern \"It takes + time + to-infinitive\".","It takes twenty minutes to walk from the metro to the business district.",[77],{"id":78,"blankNumber":19,"options":79},"019e0dd7-5eb0-720a-8114-1fff5cfda5fd",[80,82],{"id":81,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0dd7-5eb0-71aa-8114-1fff5bb11af4",{"id":83,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":42},"019e0dd7-5eb0-71ee-8114-1fff5ca1b1df",{"id":85,"sentenceTemplate":86,"displayOrder":87,"explanation":88,"exampleSentence":89,"blanks":90},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7462-8114-1fff663a5116","__1__ has been a sharp rise in rents across the city this year.",5,"Use There with \"has been\" to introduce a new situation, fact, or change.","There has been more traffic near the bridge since Monday.",[91],{"id":92,"blankNumber":19,"options":93},"019e0dd7-5eb0-739e-8114-1fff63715a15",[94,96],{"id":95,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019e0dd7-5eb0-735a-8114-1fff62352354",{"id":97,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":42},"019e0dd7-5eb0-737e-8114-1fff632cca62",{"id":99,"sentenceTemplate":100,"displayOrder":101,"explanation":102,"exampleSentence":103,"blanks":104},"019e0dd7-5eb0-78a6-8114-1fff69f00ed7","When the power goes out in the tunnel, __1__ becomes dangerous for drivers.",6,"Use It as a dummy subject in patterns like \"It becomes + adjective\".","When the elevators stop working, it becomes difficult for residents.",[105],{"id":106,"blankNumber":19,"options":107},"019e0dd7-5eb0-76de-8114-1fff67a71719",[108,111],{"id":109,"optionText":110,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7612-8114-1fff66485c56","there",{"id":112,"optionText":113,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019e0dd7-5eb0-765a-8114-1fff6669b18f","it",{"id":115,"sentenceTemplate":116,"displayOrder":117,"explanation":118,"exampleSentence":119,"blanks":120},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7aea-8114-1fff6f49a1dc","__1__ used to be a movie theater on this corner before the new apartment building was built.",7,"Use There used to be to talk about something that existed in the past but does not exist now.","There used to be a market next to the river.",[121],{"id":122,"blankNumber":19,"options":123},"019e0dd7-5eb0-79fe-8114-1fff6bcc5f5d",[124,126],{"id":125,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7972-8114-1fff6abdf880",{"id":127,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019e0dd7-5eb0-79b6-8114-1fff6b1cb19f",{"id":129,"sentenceTemplate":130,"displayOrder":131,"explanation":132,"exampleSentence":133,"blanks":134},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7c76-8114-1fff73fe8127","After midnight, __1__ is much quieter around the tram depot.",8,"Use It for time or general conditions, as in \"It is quieter...\".","In winter, it is darker in the city by five o'clock.",[135],{"id":136,"blankNumber":19,"options":137},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7baa-8114-1fff71b1192a",[138,140],{"id":139,"optionText":113,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7b46-8114-1fff7032d58a",{"id":141,"optionText":110,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7b6a-8114-1fff705b5984",{"id":143,"sentenceTemplate":144,"displayOrder":145,"explanation":146,"exampleSentence":147,"blanks":148},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7e12-8114-1fff78a5a795","__1__ were several complaints about noise from the construction site.",9,"Use There with plural nouns to show existence: \"There were several complaints\".","There were too many cars in the bus lane yesterday.",[149],{"id":150,"blankNumber":19,"options":151},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7d36-8114-1fff75a289e7",[152,154],{"id":153,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7cf6-8114-1fff752c7812",{"id":155,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":42},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7d1a-8114-1fff75356e6d",{"id":157,"sentenceTemplate":158,"displayOrder":159,"explanation":160,"exampleSentence":161,"blanks":162},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7f9a-8114-1fff7c5671f2","__1__ is surprising how quickly this district has changed.",10,"Use It in the pattern \"It is + adjective + how\u002Fthat-clause\".","It is amazing how much the waterfront has improved.",[163],{"id":164,"blankNumber":19,"options":165},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7eca-8114-1fff7a019e6d",[166,168],{"id":167,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7e6a-8114-1fff7932cd79",{"id":169,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019e0dd7-5eb0-7e8e-8114-1fff794889e5",{"id":171,"sentenceTemplate":172,"displayOrder":173,"explanation":174,"exampleSentence":175,"blanks":176},"019e0dd7-5eb1-7183-bc0a-a87df36eddda","__1__ hasn't been any improvement in air quality near the highway..",11,"Use There with \"hasn't been\" to introduce the absence of a change, result, or situation.","There hasn't been much rain in the city this month.",[177],{"id":178,"blankNumber":19,"options":179},"019e0dd7-5eb1-70bb-bc0a-a87df1ff6a31",[180,182],{"id":181,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019e0dd7-5eb1-707f-bc0a-a87df158504d",{"id":183,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":42},"019e0dd7-5eb1-709f-bc0a-a87df1618e80",{"id":185,"sentenceTemplate":186,"displayOrder":187,"explanation":188,"exampleSentence":189,"blanks":190},"019e0dd7-5eb1-730f-bc0a-a87df7d61ba5","In some parts of the city, __1__ can be difficult to get a taxi late at night.",12,"Use It in the pattern \"It can be + adjective + to-infinitive\".","Near the stadium, it can be hard to park on match days.",[191],{"id":192,"blankNumber":19,"options":193},"019e0dd7-5eb1-7247-bc0a-a87df5e6440f",[194,196],{"id":195,"optionText":113,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019e0dd7-5eb1-71db-bc0a-a87df405bd86",{"id":197,"optionText":110,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019e0dd7-5eb1-71fb-bc0a-a87df505393b",{"id":199,"sentenceTemplate":200,"displayOrder":201,"explanation":202,"exampleSentence":203,"blanks":204},"019e0dd7-5eb1-7493-bc0a-a87dfcecafd2","__1__ is no direct train from the airport to the northern suburbs.",13,"Use There to express non-existence or availability.","There is no public parking behind the town hall.",[205],{"id":206,"blankNumber":19,"options":207},"019e0dd7-5eb1-73c3-bc0a-a87dfa655ca4",[208,210],{"id":209,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0dd7-5eb1-7363-bc0a-a87df84a5c64",{"id":211,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019e0dd7-5eb1-7387-bc0a-a87df9142546",{"id":213,"sentenceTemplate":214,"displayOrder":215,"explanation":216,"exampleSentence":217,"blanks":218},"019e0dd7-5eb1-7637-bc0a-a87e033e79dd","By the time the parade ends, __1__ will be impossible to drive through downtown.",14,"Use It in the pattern \"It will be + adjective + to-infinitive\".","After the concert, it will be difficult to leave the area.",[219],{"id":220,"blankNumber":19,"options":221},"019e0dd7-5eb1-755f-bc0a-a87dffb3d909",[222,224],{"id":223,"optionText":110,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019e0dd7-5eb1-74ff-bc0a-a87dfdbc750d",{"id":225,"optionText":113,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019e0dd7-5eb1-751f-bc0a-a87dfe32e247",{"title":227,"slug":228,"language":229},"There vs It","there-vs-it","en"]