text: is this sentence correct? "is there any room for me in the car?"?   this sentence is correct. there a verb, the verb is "is". is there room? " is there any room?" is correct, although the "any" is not needed. perhaps "is there room for me in the car is preferable", but  your sentence is fine. after all, think of this sentence: "you can stay with us if there is  room".  a perfectly acceptable response would be, " is there any?" , is there any "what"?  is there any room? an analogous sentence is "is there any  cake left?"  is there any cake for me in the refrigerator? all are good sentences using "any".