Chapter 1 Grammar Made Easy Using to be

Using to be : 

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Chapter 1 Using to be : 

Chapter 1 Using to be 3 Preview 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 CONTENTS

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My name is Hema. What’s your name? Hema CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 4

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India What country are you from? Hema I’m from India. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 5

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Nick What’s your name? India Hema My name is Nick. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 6

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Greece What country are you from? I’m from Greece. India Hema Nick CHAPER 1: PREVIEW 7

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India is a country CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 8

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(a) India is a country. (a) India is a country. India = a singular noun is = a singular verb country = a singular noun NOUN + IS + NOUN CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 9

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(b) Hyderabad is a city. (b) Hyderabad is a city. A is an article A singular nouns CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 10

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Venezuela is a country. Paraguay is a country. Lima is a city. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 11

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(c) A grasshopper is an insect. A An same meaning a and an are articles CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 12

1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR : 

a chair a woman a school a lion a bed a man 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR 13

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a chair a woman a school a lion a bed a man A in front of consonants 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR 14

1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR : 

an elevator an egg an avocado an elephant an oven an ear 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR 15

1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR : 

an elevator an egg an avocado an elephant an oven an ear An in front of vowels 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR 16

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An apple is a fruit. A bear is an animal. A rose is a flower. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR 17

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1. __ school is ___ building. 2. ___ horse is ___ animal. 3. ___ ant is ___ insect. 4. Soccer is ___ sport. A a an A An an a a an 1-1 Let’s Practice 18

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Colombia is a ______. Argentina is a ______. Sao Paulo is a ___. country country city * Sao Paulo 1-1 Let’s Practice 19

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