I know that " There Refers to a Place ". However, i'm a little bit confused. I know it's wrong but I'm trying to use both words "there" and "a specific place" in a sentence and the examples below make sense to me. Could someone clear up this situation for me?
Each team has to be maximum 11 players = There cannot be more than 11 player of a team.
A-There cannot be more than 11 players of a team.
B-There cannot be more than 11 players in a team.
Just a native speaker say to me that it's impossible. Because i can't stop myself from thinking about it. 🙂
Best Answer
In your example sentence, "there" is used as a pronoun. It does not really refer to a place in this context. Here the word is used to introduce an existential clause.
Native speakers will usually say "players on a team", so your sentence should be:
Again, "there" doesn't refer to a place where the teams will be; it is just a pronoun introducing the situation described by the sentence.