Okay! Let’s learn about how to use “there is” and “there are” with our example about fish in a tank!
When we talk about things in English, we sometimes use the phrases “there is” or “there are” to tell if something exists or not. It’s like saying, ‘Look! Here it is!’
1. **Using 'There is'**: We use 'there is' when we talk about one thing. For example, if we say, ‘There is one fish in the fish tank,’ this means there is just one fish in there.
2. **Using 'There are'**: We use 'there are' when we talk about more than one thing. For example, if we say, ‘There are two fish in the fish tank,’ that tells us there are two fish! Pretty easy, right?
Now, let’s look at your sentence: ‘There is or there are 0 FISH in the fish tank.’ When we say '0 fish', we actually mean there are no fish at all.
So, you should say: ‘There are 0 fish in the fish tank.’ This is because we are talking about fish in general (even if it's zero, we are looking at the group of fish). If you want to make it clearer, you could even say, ‘There are no fish in the fish tank.’
And that’s how we use ‘there is’ and ‘there are’ with fish! Great job learning!