I don't know the exact difference between these two expressions:
There is an apple on the table
and
An apple is on the table
Can anyone explain the usage?
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Sign up to join this communityThese sentences differ in primary focus.
In the sentence "An apple is on the table" we are talking primarily about the apple (and where is it).
In the sentence "There is an apple on the table" we describe what is on the table (and it's an apple).