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a c and e are all bad. b and c are really the same thing. f could be used sometimes. If I brought home a bag of books and then I couldn't find them, I might ask my wife "Where are the...

You are entitled to your opinion on that. It might be an interesting experiment for you to ask several of your friends what they think about exactly that question: Where are there any books on...

The same can be said for the expression you Googled... here is #20
"Mar 10, 2008 ... If so where? Are there any websites with bbw supersized clothing that are available in Mazatlan that you know...

Googling for the fragment "where are there any" doesn't make "where are there any books?" a valid question.[/quote]

The grammaticality of the expression can't depend on what the object is. The...

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Just for the record I completely disagree here. I don't know what rule or principle you think this question violates. Taking the ken Watts approach, aka google, yields this:

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So, your question about "Where are there any books?" while yes, it COULD be said by some people, it is technically not correct and not used by MOST people. [/quote]

Just for the...

Paulb wrote:

English speakers use expressions like that.
I'm getting even more puzzled. The opinions split among natives...
Well, consider the situation:
A: "We need to change the bulb in...

Another question like this I hear often:

Where is there a bathroom around here/in this building?

Socially, it can be considered rude to ask a very short question.

Why are you here? (rude)...

English speakers use expressions like that.

As sperk says, this is combining two questions: Is there any X? and Where is X?

I can make an example out of your sentence:

Mother: I asked you to...