English is Easy

Part 1 - Using Be

1-1 Noun + is + Noun : Singular

Noun + is + Noun (a) Canada is a country	Singular means “one” In (a) : Canada = a singular noun Is = a singular verb Country = a singular noun
(b) Mexico is a country	A frequently comes in front of singular nouns. In (b) : a comes in front of the singular noun country. A is called an “article.”
(c) A cat is an animal	A and an have the same meaning. They are both articles. A is used in front of words that begin with consonants : b,c,d,f,g, etc. Examples : a bed, a cat, a dog, a friend, a girl. An is used in front of words that begin with a, e, i and o * Examples : an animal, an ear, an island, an owl

*An is sometimes used in front of words that begin with u

Vowel = a, e, I, o, u

Consonants : b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z.

Exercise 1. Sentence practice.

Directions : Complete the sentence. Use an article (a or an)

1. A horses is an animal

2. English is ____ language.

3. Tokyo is ____ city.

4. Australia is ____ country.

5. Red is ____ color.

6. ____ dictionary is ____ book.

7. ____ hotel is ____ building.

8. ____ bear is ____ animal.

9. ____ bee is ____ insect.

10. ____ ant is ____ insect.

Exercise 2. Sentence practice.

Directions : Complete the sentence. Use a or an and the words in the list.

Animal Country Language

City Insect Sport

1. Arabic is a language.

2. Rome is a city.

3. A cat is an animal.

4. Tennis is __________

5. Chicago is __________

6. Spanish is __________

7. Mexico is __________

8. A cow is __________

9. A fly is __________

10. Baseball is __________

11. China is __________

12. Russian is __________

1-2 Noun + are + Noun : Plural

Noun + are + Noun a. Cats are animals.	Plural means “two, three, or more” In (a) : Cats = a plural noun are = a plural verb animal = a plural noun
b. Singular : a cat, an animal Plural : cats, animals	Plural nouns end in –s A and an are used only with singular nouns.
c. Singular : a city, a country Plural : cities, countries	Some singular nouns that end in –y have a special plural form : They omit the –y and add –ies
Noun and noun + are + noun d. Canada and China are countries. e. Dogs and cats are animals.	Two nouns connected by and are followed by are. In (d) Canada is a singular noun. China is a singular noun. They are connected by and. Together they are plural, I.e, “more than one”.

Exercise 3. Sentence practice.

Directions : Change the singular sentences to plural sentences.

Singular Plural

1. An ant is an insect. Ants are insects.

2. A computer is a machine ________________________

3. A dictionary is a book ________________________

4. A chicken is a bird ________________________

5. A rose is a flower ________________________

6. A carrot is a vegetable ________________________

7. A rabbit is an animal ________________________

8. Egypt is a country ________________________

9. Winter is a season ________________________

Exercise 4. Sentence practice.

Directions : Complete the sentence.

Example :

Spanish is a language.

An owl is a bird

1. A bear ___________

2. Ant and spider ___________

3. London __________

4. Spring __________

5. Carrot and lettuce __________

6. September and October__________

7. Mexico and Canada __________

8. A dictionary __________

9. Chickens __________

10. China __________

11. Winter and summer __________

12. Arabic __________

1-3 Pronoun + be + noun

Singular	Plural
Pronoun + be + noun a. I + am + a student b. You + are + a student c. She + is + a student d. He + is + a student e. It + is + a country	Pronoun + be + noun f. We + are + students g. You + are + students h. They + are + students
i. Rita is in my class. She is a student. j. Tom is in my class. He is a student. k. Rita and Tom are in my class. They are students.	Pronoun refer to nouns In (i) she (feminine) = Rita In (j) he (masculine) = Tom In (k) they = Rita and Tom

Exercise 5. Sentence practice.

Directions : Complete the sentence. Used a verb (am, is or are). Use a noun (a student or students)

1. We are students.

2. I _____________

3. Rita _____________

4. Rita and Tom _____________

5. You (one person) _____________

6. You (two person) _____________

7. They _____________

8. You and I ____________

1-4 Contractions with BE

Am	Pronoun + be à contraction I + am à I’m E.g. : I’m a students	When people speak, they often push two words together. A contraction = two words that are pushed together. Contraction of a subject pronoun + be are used in both speaking and writing. PUCTUATION: the mark in the middle of a contraction is called an “apostrophe” (‘)
Is	She + is à She’s He + is à He’s It + is à It’s E.g. : She’s a student. He’s a students It’s a city.
Are	You + are à You’re We + are à We’re They + are à They’re E.g. : You’re a student. We’re students They’re students

Exercise 6. Sentence practice.

Directions : Complete the sentence. Use contraction (pronoun + be)

1. Sara is a student. She’s in my class.

2. Jim is a student. _____ in my class.

3. I have one brother. _____ twenty years old.

4. I have two sisters. _____ students.

5. I have a dictionary. _____ on my desk.

6. I like my classmates. _____ friendly.

7. I have three books. _____ on my desk.

8. My brother is twenty-six years old. _____ married.

9. My sister is twenty-one years old. _____ single.

10. Yoko and Ali are students. _____ in my class.

11. I like my books. _____ interesting.

12. I like grammar. _____ easy.

13. Kate and I in an apartment. _____ roommates.

14. We live in an apartment. _____ on Pine street.

15. I go to school. _____ a student.

16. I know you. _____ in my English class.

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Friday 18 August 2017

Using Be - Part 1