Lesson 1 Be : Am, are and is Statement and questions Contractions and short answer

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Be in Statements and questions:

Notice the statement and the questions below : Statement : The book is green The book is green

Question : is the book green ?

Statement : -The book is green -The table is big -John is Happy Questions : - Is the book green ? - Is the table big ? - is John happy ?
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Comments :
Use the question word order when you make questions to be answered with Yes or No. Dont make questions with the statement word order: such questions are used only in special situation.

Note: Words like book, table, pencil, john, mary are nouns. The book, the table, john and mary are noun phrases.

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Exercise :
Change the following statements into questions ! 1. The pencil is red : ______________________ 2. The book is green : _____________________ 3. The chair is new : ______________________ 4. The bookis open : ______________________ 5. The door is closed : _____________________ 6. The chair is heavy : _____________________ 7. The table is large : _____________________ 8. The key is small : ______________________ 9. The comb is black : _____________________ 10. The book is old : _______________________ 11.The student is busy : ___________________

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Notice the correlation of Be with its Subject noun phrase :

Noun Phrase BE Sg 1 2 John Mary The book is is Happy Happy 3 3 3 PL You and I John and I You and Jhon Are are Are Happy Happy Happy 1 1 2 We We They Are Are Are Happy Happy Happy I You He She it am Are Is Is is happy happy happy happy happy Noun Phrase BE

Mary and Jhon are

The books are

Happy

They

Are
Are

Happy
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Contractions in BE:
Contractions I You He She It Am Are Is Is Is busy busy busy busy green 1 2 3 3 3 Pl We You They Are Are Are busy busy busy 1 2 3 Were Youre Theyre Johns Marys Busy Busy busy Im Youre Hes Shes Its busy Busy Busy Busy Busy

John Mary

Is Is

busy busy

3 3

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comments:
1. Contractions are commonly used in speaking. 2. Contractions are often written in notes and letters to friends and relatives. However, full form are usually used in forml writing, such as papers which students write in college.

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Observe the pattern with Be :

Noun Phrase The Book John He Noun Phrase Mr. Allen Mary Noun Phrase Mary She Be is is is Be is is Be is is Adjective green Twenty y. Old hungry Noun Phrase a Lawyer a nurse Adverbial from Mexico in class

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Short answer in affirmative:

Question Is John busy ? Short Answer Yes, He is

Comment : Yes, he is. ",means yes, John is busy or yes, Hes busy Affirmative Short Answer: Singular Yes, I am Yes, you are Yes, He is Yes, she is Yes, It is Plural - Yes, We are. - Yes, You are - Yes, they are

Comment : be is not contracted when it is the last word

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Short answer in negative :

Question Is the book blue ? Affirmative Short Answer: Singular No, I am not No, You arent No, He isnt No, She isnt No, It isnt Plural - No, We Arent - No, You Arent - No, They arent Short Answer No, it is not

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Notice the use of pronouns :

Jhons from Chicago. Hes a student. Is the book closed ?. No, it isnt . Its open.

Comments : The noun phrase cannot be entirely supressed in such sentences. To avoid repeating and emphasizing the, noun phrase, you may use in its place one of the pronouns he, she, it or they.

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