ENGLISH GRAMMAR PART 1

CONTENTS

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1-1 Noun + is + noun: singular
1-2 Noun + are + noun: plural
1-3 Pronoun + be + noun
1-4 Contractions with be
1-5 Negative with be
1-6 Be + adjective
1-7 Be + a place
1-8 Summary: basic sentence patterns with be
CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW

What’s
My
your
name is
name?
Akela.

First Name Country

Akela

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What
I’m from
country
Kenya.
are you
from?

First Name Country

Akela Keny
a
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My name
What’s
is Nick.
your
name?

First Name Country

Akela Keny
Nick a
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I’m from
What
Greece.
country
are you
from?

First Name Country

Akela Keny
Nick a
Greece
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1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

Canada is a country.

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1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

NOUN + IS + NOUN
(a) Canada
Canada isisa acountry.
country.

Canada = a singular noun

is = a singular verb
country = a singular noun

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(b) Sydney is a city.

A is an article.
A singular nouns

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Brazil is a country.

Peru is a country.

Santiago is a city. *

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(c) A butterfly is an insect.

A same
An meaning
a and an are
articles
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 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

a chair
a woman
a school
a lion
a bed
a man
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 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

a chair
a woman
a school A in front of
a lion consonants

a bed
a man
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an elevator
an egg
an avocado
an elephant
an oven
an ear
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 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

an elevator
an egg
an avocado An in front of
vowels
an elephant
an oven
an ear
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An apple is a fruit.

A bear is an animal.

A rose is a flower.
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A school is ___
a building. a an
1. __

A horse is ___
2. ___ an animal.

An ant is ___
3. ___ an insect.

a sport.
4. Soccer is ___

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Colombia is a country
______.

Argentina is a country
______. *
Sao
Paulo

city
Sao Paulo is a ___.
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buildin machine shap

g e

A printer is a ________.

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buildin machine shap

g e

A square is a
_______.

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buildin machine shap

g e

A house is a ________.

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buildin machine shap

g e

A triangle is a _______.

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1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

Ducks are
birds.

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1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

NOUN + ARE + NOUN

(a) Ducks are
arebirds.
birds.

Ducks = a plural noun

are = a plural verb
birds = a plural noun

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(b) SINGULAR: a dog, an animal

PLURAL: dogs, animals

a and an – only with singular nouns

plural nouns end in -s
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(c) SINGULAR: a city, a country

PLURAL: cities, countries

Omit the -y and add -

ies
citiyes

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(c) SINGULAR: a city, a country

PLURAL: cities, countries

Omit the -y and add -

ies
countr iyes

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NOUN and NOUN + ARE + NOUN

(d) Italy and Greece are countries.

(e) Bees and ants are bugs.

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plural
Schools are buildings.

singular
A school is a building.

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singular
An elephant is
an animal.

plural
Elephants are
animals.
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singula
r
A swan is a bird.

plura
l
Swans are birds.

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Carrots are vegetables.

yes no

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Bees is insects.

yes no

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1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

I am a
teacher.

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 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

SINGULAR

PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.

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 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

SINGULAR

PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.

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 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

SINGULAR

PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is a teacher.

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 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

SINGULAR

PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) He is a teacher.

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 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

SINGULAR

PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) He is a teacher.
(e) It is a school.

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 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

SINGULAR PLURAL
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher. (f) We are teachers.
(b) You are a teacher. (g) You are teachers.
(c) She is a teacher. (h) They are teachers.
(d) He is a teacher.
(e) It is a school.

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 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

SINGULAR PLURAL

I am a teacher. We are teachers.

You are a teacher. You are teachers.
She is a teacher. They are teachers.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.

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 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

SINGULAR PLURAL

I am a teacher. We are teachers.

You are a teacher. You are teachers.
She is a teacher. They are teachers.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.

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 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

SINGULAR PLURAL

I am a teacher. We are teachers.

You are a teacher. You are teachers.
She is a teacher. They are teachers.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.

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SINGULAR PLURAL
I am a girl . are .
We _______
You ________
are a girl . girls
are .
You _______
She _______
is a girl . girls
are
They _______ .
girls

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1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE

I’m a
teacher.

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 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE

PRONOUN + BE
CONTRACTION

AM I + am I’m

I’m a teacher.

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 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE

PRONOUN + BE
CONTRACTION
she + is she’s
IS
he + is he’s
it + is it’s

She’s
It’s aaa
He’s girl..
boy
cat.
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 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE

PRONOUN + BE
CONTRACTION
you + are you’re
ARE
we + are we’re
they + are they’re

They’re
You’re students.
.
students.
We’re students
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My teacher is a
woman.
She’s
_____
nice.

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My dog has four

puppies.
They’re
______
cute.

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I like you.
You’re
_____ friendly.

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I have two sisters.

We’re
______
students.

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1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE

I am not a
teacher.

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CONTRACTIONS

She’s
He’s
You’re not
not
I’m not
not
She
You isn’t
aren’t
He isn’t
(a) I am not a doctor.
(b) You are not a doctor.
(c) She is not a doctor.
(d) He is not a doctor.
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1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE

CONTRACTIONS

They’re
You’re
It’s not
We’re not
not
not
We
They
You aren’t
It isn’t
aren’t
aren’t
(e) It is not a city.
(f ) We are not doctors.
(g) You are not teachers.
(h) They are not teachers.
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isn’t aren’t
The women ______
aren’t
nurses.
they doctors

They’re doctors
______________.

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isn’t aren’t
This girl ____ a
isn’t
teacher.
she student

She’s a student
______________.

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isn’t aren’t

This animal _____

isn’t a dog.

it cat

_________.
It’s a cat

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1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE

A fire is
warm.

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 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE

An elephant is big.
A butterfly is small.
A ball is round.
A fire is warm.
Sarah is happy.

Adjectives describe nouns

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 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE

NOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE
(a) An orange is round.
(b) Oranges are round.
(c) Jane is young.
(d) Ada and Rob are intelligent.

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 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE

PRONOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE
(e) I am happy.
(f ) It is round.
(g) We are young.

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small rich
dirty

He’s not clean.

dirty
He’s ____.

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Deserts aren’t wet. They’re ___.

dry

sad
sweet
dry

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is cold
is ____.
Ice cream __ cold are warm
small
big

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is cold
A fire __
is _____.
warm are warm
good
bad

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is ____.
The tree __ tall is tall
The bushes ___
are short are short
_____. youn
g
old

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1-7 BE + A PLACE

Janet is at
home.

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(a) Janet is here.

(b) Bill is at the library.

here = a place
at the library = a place
be place

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upstairs.
there.
inside.
(c) Janet is outside.
downtown.
downstairs.
here.

one-word places

downtown there
upstairs downstairs
inside outside
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1-7 BE + A PLACE
Jonas
is
outsid
e.

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1-7 BE + A PLACE
Luke
is
upstai
rs.

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PREPOSITION + NOUN
(d) Silvia is next to Jenny.

prepositional
preposition + noun =
phrase

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 1-7 BE + A PLACE

Jara is
in the pool
.

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 1-7 BE + A PLACE

Lia is
on the car
.

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downtown.
He is upstairs. one word
outside.

on the car.
prepositional
She is at school.
phrase
in the pool.
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at under above on

The plant is ___

on the table.

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downtow
n
here
outside
Max is
______downtow
__. n

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Beth is at
___ under
school at next
to
. on

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The table and chair are _____

under the tree.

at
under
above
on

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1-8 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS
WITH BE

An elephant is
big.

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 1-8 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS
WITH BE

SUBJECT + BE + 3 basic completions

NOUN
a noun
(a) I am a teacher.
ADJECTIVE
an
(b) She is happy. adjective
A PLACE
(c) She is at the gym. an expression
(d) I am downstairs. of place

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An eagle is a bird.

correct? √
___

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Eggsare
Eggs is healthy.
healthy.

no
correct?___
√

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China and Japan

are countries.

correct? √
___

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The
Thelion
lionare
is big.
big.

no
correct?___
√

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The
Theboys
boysare
is atatthe
thebeach.
beach.

√
correct? ___
no

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