Is there some milk in the glass?; "Is there a ..." "No, there are ...."?

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-> CalifJim

Is there a coffee mug on the table? -> Yes (No?)
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-> Grammar Geek

使用No的例子(Note: not a lot; almost rare)(context matters)
books.google.com : "Is there a * no, there are"
Why Humanae vitae was right: a reader - Page 401
   
Janet E. Smith - 1993 - 591 pages
Is there a population problem? No, there are population problems. In some areas of the world, the fertility rate is too high to be sustained without great misery; in China, the inhuman effort to animal-farm the population is inflicting ...
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Once upon a distant war
   
William W. Prochnau - 1995 - 546 pages
Roger Hilsman had looked at the overall plans at the beginning of 1963 and concluded in a memo for the White House: "Is there a plan? The answer is no. There are five or six plans, most of them competing. There is, consequently, great ...
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(Note: only a snippet view; can't see the whole context)
Playgoer monthly: Issues 479-499
   
1949
What else it does, apart from adding a charming and riotously amusing item to the repertoire, is hard IS there a playwright's problem ? No, there are several. Playwriting is sometimes a creative activity ; sometimes a business pursuit ...
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The Guide to English Language Teaching Yearbook 2005
   
Simon Collin - 2005 - 333 pages
Is there a standard TEFL qualification? No. There are many routes to qualification as a TEFL teacher ranging from intensive four-week Certificate courses to two-year Master's Degrees. In the USA and some of the Far East, ...
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