中考英语知识点：there be＋主语名词修饰主语

在由"there be +主语名词"引起的句子中，修饰主语的情况。

1.在由"there be +主语名词"引起的句子中，用来修饰主语的不定式可以用被动形式，也可以用主动形式。例如：

There is no time to lose /to be lost.

There are still many things to take care of /to be taken care of.

在口语中多用主动形式。但是有时候两种形式可能表示不同的意思。试比较：

There is nothing to do now.(We have nothing to do now.)

There is nothing to be done now.(We can do nothing now.)

There is nothing to see(nothing worth seeing).

There is nothing to be seen(nothing there at all).

2.在由"there be +主语名词"引起的句子中，用来修饰主语的分词或分词短语在意思上相当于一个定语从句。例如：

There were 200children studying(=who were studying)m usic，dancing，or dram atics.

Is there anything planned(=that has been planned)for tonight