is there any 或 are there any

题目

is there any 或 are there any
感觉差不多?口语中好像没听见过are there any 全部都是is there any 用的,就是想搞清楚一下,比方说 is there any coach in this gym?or are the any coaches in this gym?如果想提问是否有 coach在这个gym里面应该用哪一句呢?如果用前一句是不是就表明就一个coach 是否要改为 is there a coach in this gym?感觉怪怪的

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Is there any 和 are there any 两个表达都是对的,要看具体情况.用单数时,表示预期答案是单数,但是不确定是哪个,或者答案不可数.如：Is there any truth to that rumor?Is there any hope for our overfished oceans...