pronouns and the verb tobe
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PERSONAL PRONOUNS AND THE VERB TO BE
Pronouns* A pronoun takes the place of a noun *
I we
you you
he they
she
it
PronounsP r a c t i c eUnderline the pronoun in each sentence belowa. They are playing tennisb. I am watching T.V.c. He reads a book every nightd. It is a big catWrite the pronoun that can be used insteadof the underlined noun.Example: The teacher is angry. He is angry a.The children are in the garden. ________b. Rose and John are family. ___________c. Charles is very smart. _______________e.The car is in the garage. _____________
PronounsCheck your p r a c t i c eUnderline the pronoun in each sentence belowa. They are playing tennisb. I am watching T.V.c. He reads a book every nightd. It is a big catWrite the pronoun that can be used insteadof the underlined noun.Example: The teacher is angry. He is angry a.The children are in the garden. _They_______b. Rose and John are family. __They_________c. Charles is very smart. __He_____________e.The car is in the garage. __It___________
Fill in the blanks using the pronoun that best fits the sentence____ is my mother____ are in the classroom____ is my favorite priest____ is beautiful car____ are watching T.V.P r a c t i c e
Pronouns
__She __ is my mother___We/you /they_ are in the classroom_He___ is my favorite priest__It__ is beautiful car_We/you /they___ are watching T.V.P r a c t i c eCheck your answers
Pronouns
I am
He is
you are Be: am, are, is
are
they are
She isit is
we
I am a studentContraction/short formIm a studentNegative formI am not a student
Im not a student
Be: am, are, is
FULL FORM SHORT FORM
You are very smart youre very smart
We are cousins were cousins
You are good tennis players youre good tennis players
They are good students theyre good students
Be: am, are, is
FULL FORM SHORT FORM
He is very smart Hes very smart
She is my cousin Shes my cousin
He is my teacher Hes my teacher
Be: am, are, is
NEGATIVE FORM SHORT NEGATIVE FORM
You are not very smart you arent very smart
We are not cousins we arent cousins
You are not good tennis players you arent good tennis players
They are not good students they arent good students
Be: am, are, is
She is a nurse * Is she a nurse?
IS ARE SENTENCES QUESTIONS
He is an excellent teacher Is he an excellent teacher?
She is in the bedroom Is she in the bedroom?
They are in the garden Are they in the garden?
* When changing is-are sentences to questions, use thecross rule where the verb in the questions goes to thebeginning of the sentence.
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Affirmative sentences
Negative sentences
yes / no questions