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Friday, 18 August 2017

Using be - Part 2



Part 2 - Using "be"



1-5 Negative with be


a.       I am not a teacher
b.      You are not a teacher
c.       She is not a teacher
d.      He is not a teacher
e.       It is not a city
f.       We are not teachers
g.      You are not teachers
h.      They are not teachers
I’m not
You’re not / you aren’t
She’s not / she isn’t
He’s not / he isn’t
It’s not / it isn’t
We’re not / we aren’t
You’re not / you aren’t
They’re not / they aren’t
Not makes a sentence negative.

Contraction :
Be and not can be contacted. Note that”I am” has only one contraction with be, as in (a), but there are two contraction with be for (b) through (g)

Exercise 7. Sentence practice.
Directions : write sentences using is, isn’t, are and aren’t and the given information.
Examples :
Africa / city --- it / continent
Africa isn’t a city. It’s continent.
Baghdad and Chicago / city --- they / continent
Baghdad and Chicago are cities. They aren’t continents.


1.      Canada / country --- It / city
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2.      Jakarta / country --- It / city
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3.      Beijing and London / city --- They / country
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4.      Asia / country --- It / continent
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5.      Asia and south America /continent --- They / country
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Exercise 8. Sentence practice.
Directions : Complete the sentence with the correct information.

1.      Ann isn’t a gardener. She’s a photographer.
2.      Mike is a gardener. He isn’t an artist.
3.      Jim ____ a bus driver. He ________
4.      Sue ____ a photographer. She ________
5.      Mr. Rico ____ a police officer. He ________
6.      Ms. Black isn’t a _____. She ________
7.      I’m not a _____. I’m a ________

1-6 BE + adjective
Noun

a.       A ball
b.      Balls
c.       Mary
d.      Mary and Tom

Pronoun

e.       I
f.       She
g.      They
BE

Is
Are
Is
Are

BE

Am
Is
Are
Adjective

round
round
intelligent
intelligent

Adjective

Hungry
Young
Happy
Adjective often follow a form of be (am,is,are). Adjective describe or give information about a noun or pronoun that comes at the beginning of a sentences.

Exercise 9. Sentence practice.
Directions : Find the adjective in the first sentence. Then complete the second sentence with be + an adjective that has an opposite meaning. Use the adjectives in the list. Use each adjective only one.


Beautiful               expensive                  noisy               short
Clean                     fast                            old                  tall
Easy                     *happy                        poor

1.      I’m not sad. I’m happy.
2.      Mr. Thomas isn’t rich. He _________
3.      My hair isn’t long. It _________
4.      My clothes aren’t dirty. They ________
5.      Flowers aren’t ugly. They ________
6.      Cars aren’t cheap. They ________
7.      Airplanes aren’t slow. They _________
8.      Grammar isn’t difficult. It ________
9.      My sister isn’t short. She ________
10.  My grandparents aren’t young. They ________
11.  The classroom isn’t quiet. It _______

Exercise 10. Sentence practice.
Directions : write sentences using is or are and an adjective from the list. Use each adjective only once.

Cold                    funny               round                sweet
Dangerous           hot                   small/little        wet
Dry                      important         sour
Flat                      large/big          square

1.      Fire is hot
2.      Ice and snow ___________
3.      A box __________
4.      Balls and oranges __________
5.      Sugar __________
6.      An elephant __________ , but a mouse __________
7.      A rain forest __________, but a desert __________
8.      A joke __________
9.      Good health __________
10.  Guns aren’t safe. They ___________
11.  A coin __________ small, round and __________
12.  A lemon __________

Exercise 10. Sentence practice.
Directions : Complete the sentences. Use is, isn’t, are or aren’t

1.      A ball isn’t square
2.      Balls ________ round
3.      Lemons ________ yellow
4.      Ripe bananas ________ yellow too
5.      A lemon ________ sweet. It ________ sour
6.      My pen ________ heavy. It ________ light.
7.      This room ________ dark. It ________ light.
8.      My classmates _______ friendly
9.      A turtle ________ slow
10.  Airplanes ________ slow. They ________ fast
11.  The floor in the classroom ________ clean. It ________ dirty
12.  The weather ________ cold today
13.  The sun ________ bright today
14.  My shoes ________ comfortable

Alhamdulillah, part 2 - using be telah selasai semoga bermanfaat.

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