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NAME: _______________________

DATE: _________________

Grammar Self-check (Unit 1, page 4) GRAMMAR. Be: singular statements

Look at these statements. Affirmative statements I am Tony. / Im Tony. Negative statements I am not Tim. / Im not Tim. architect. He is a teacher. / Hes a teacher. She is a nurse. / Shes a nurse. He is not a student. / Hes not a student. She is not a doctor. / Shes not a doctor.

You are an engineer. / Youre an engineer. You are not an architect. / Youre not an

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
1. What form of be do we use with the pronoun I? ________ 2. What form of be do we use with the pronouns you, we, and they? ________ 3. What form of be do we use with the pronouns he, she, and it? ________ Look at these contractions. Contractions I am He is She is Im Hes Shes

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Answer these questions. 1. Whats the contraction of You are? ___________ 2. Whats the contraction of It is? ___________

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Look at these articles. Articles a / an a teacher an actor

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Complete these grammar rules. 1. The article a is used in front of ___________ nouns.
singular / plural

2. The article an is used in front of ___________ nouns.

singular / plural

3. The article a is used in front of words that begin with _______________.

consonants / vowels

4. The article an is used in front of words that begin with _______________.

consonants / vowels

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