The document provides an overview of basic sentence patterns using the verb "to be" in English. It covers using "to be" with singular and plural pronouns and nouns, contractions, negatives, adjectives, and places. Examples are given for each pattern along with exercises for students to practice forming sentences using different subjects, verbs, and complements. Key sentence patterns demonstrated include subject + be + noun, subject + be + adjective, and subject + be + prepositional phrase expressing a place.

2. CONTENTS
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1-1 Singular Pronouns + Be
1-2 Plural Pronouns + Be
1-3 Singular Nouns + Be
1-4 Plural Nouns + Be
1-5 Contractions with Be
1-6 Negative with Be
1-7 Be + Adjective
1-8 Be + a Place
1-9 Summary: Basic Sentence Patterns with Be

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My
name is
Akela.
First Name Country
CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
What’s
your
name?
Akela

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First Name Country
CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
Kenya
What
country
are you
from?
Akela
I’m
from
Kenya.

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My
name is
Nick.
First Name Country
Nick
CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
What’s
your
name?
Akela Kenya

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CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
Greece
What
country
are you
from?
I’m from
Greece.
First Name Country
Akela Kenya
Nick

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
I am a teacher.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is a teacher.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
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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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
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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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
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.
PLURAL
(f) We are teachers.
(g) You are teachers.
(h) They are teachers.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
I am a teacher.
You are a teacher.
She is a teacher.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.
PLURAL
We are teachers.
You are teachers.
They are teachers.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
I am a teacher.
You are a teacher.
She is a teacher.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.
PLURAL
We are teachers.
You are teachers.
They are teachers.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
I am a teacher.
You are a teacher.
She is a teacher.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.
PLURAL
We are teachers.
You are teachers.
They are teachers.

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SINGULAR
I .
You ________ .
She _______ .
PLURAL
We _______ .
You _______ .
They _______ .
am a girl
are a girl
is a girl
are girls
are girls
are girls
1-1, 1-2, Let’s Practice

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
Canada is a country.

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
NOUN + IS + NOUN
(a) Cannaddaa isi s a a c ocuonutrnyt.ry.
Canada = a singular noun
is = a singular verb
country = a singular noun

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
(b) Sydney is a cciitty..
A is an article.
A singular nouns

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
Brazil is a country.
Peru is a country.
Santiago is a city. *

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
(c) A butterfly is an insect.
A
An
same meaning
a and an are articles

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
a chair
a woman
a school
a lion
a bed
a man

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
a chair
a woman
a school
a lion
a bed
a man
A in front of
consonants

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
an elevator
an egg
an avocado
an elephant
an oven
an ear

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
an elevator
an egg
an avocado
an elephant
an oven
an ear
An in front of
vowels

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
An apple is a fruit.
A bear is an animal.
A rose is a flower.

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

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1-3 Let’s Practice
Colombia is a ______.
country
Argentina is a ______.
country
Sao Paulo is a ___.
city
* Sao Paulo

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1-3 Let’s Practice
building machine shape
A printer is a ________.

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1-3 Let’s Practice
building machine shape
A square is a _______.

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1-3 Let’s Practice
building machine shape
A house is a ________.

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1-3 Let’s Practice
building machine shape
A triangle is a _______.

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1-4 PLURAL NOUNS + BE
Ducks are birds.

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1-4 PLURAL NOUNS + BE
NOUN + ARE + NOUN
(a) Ducks aarere birdbsir.ds.
Ducks = a plural noun
are = a plural verb
birds = a plural noun

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1-4 PLURAL NOUNS + BE
(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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1-4 PLURAL NOUNS + BE
(c) SINGULAR: a city, a country
PLURAL: cities, countries
Omit the -y and add -ies
cityies

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1-4 PLURAL NOUNS + BE
(c) SINGULAR: a city, a country
PLURAL: cities, countries
Omit the -y and add -ies
countryies

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1-4 PLURAL NOUNS + BE
NOUN and NOUN + ARE + NOUN
(d) Italy and Greece are countries.
(e) Bees and ants are bugs.

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A school is a building.
Schools are buildings.
singular
plural
1-4 PLURAL NOUNS + BE

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singular
An elephant is
an animal.
plural
Elephants are
animals.
1-4 Let’s Practice

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1-4 Let’s Practice
singular
A swan is a bird.
plural
Swans are birds.

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1-4 Let’s Practice
Carrots are vegetables.
yes no

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1-4 Let’s Practice
Bees is insects.
yes no

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1-5 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
I’m a teacher.

46. 1-5 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION
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AM I + am I’m
I’m a teacher.

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1-5 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
she + is she’s
he + is he’s
SHIthe’se’s’saaacba got.iyrl..
IS
PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION
it + is it’s

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1-5 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
you + are you’re
we + are we’re
TYWhoeeu’yr’re’reesstsututdudedenentnstst.s. .
ARE
PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION
they + are they’re

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1-5 Let’s Practice
My teacher is a woman.
She’s
_____ nice.

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My dog has four puppies.
______ cute.
1-5 Let’s Practice
They’re

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I like you.
Y_o_u_’_re_ friendly.
1-5 Let’s Practice

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I have two sisters.
_W__e_’r_e_ students.
1-5 Let’s Practice

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1-6 NEGATIVE WITH BE
I am not a teacher.

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1-6 NEGATIVE WITH BE
CONTRACTIONS
She’s not
She isn’t
He’s not
He isn’t
YIo’mu’ rne ontot
You aren’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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1-6 NEGATIVE WITH BE
CONTRACTIONS
They’re You’re We’re It’s not
not
not
not
They You We It isn’t
aren’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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1-6 Let’s Practice
isn’t aren’t
The women ______ nurses.
aren’t
they doctors
They’re doctors
______________.

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1-6 Let’s Practice
isn’t aren’t
isn’t
This girl ____ a teacher.
she student
She’s a student
______________.

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isn’t aren’t
This animal _____ a dog.
it cat
_________.
1-6 Let’s Practice
isn’t
It’s a cat

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1-7 BE + ADJECTIVE
A fire is warm.

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1-7 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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1-7 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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1-7 BE + ADJECTIVE
PRONOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE
(e) I am happy.
(f ) It is round.
(g) We are young.

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1-7 Let’s Practice
small rich dirty
He’s not clean.
He’s _d_ir_ty_.

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1-7 Let’s Practice
Deserts aren’t wet. They’re _d_ry_.
sad
sweet
dry

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1-7 Let’s Practice
Ice cream __ _cold_.
cold
warm
small
big
is
is are

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1-7 Let’s Practice
A fire _is_ _w_a_r_m_.
cold
warm
good
bad
is
are

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The tree __ ____.
The bushes _a_re_ _s_h_o_rt_.
tall
short
young
old
1-7 Let’s Practice
is tall is
are

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1-8 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
1-8 BE + A PLACE

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(c) Janet is oduthhuopeetwsrsretinead.ts.ieorts.aw.inrs..
one-word places
downtown there
upstairs
inside
downstairs
1-8 BE + A PLACE
outside
inside.

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1-8 BE + A PLACE
Jonas is outside.

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1-8 BE + A PLACE
Luke is upstairs.

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PREPOSITION + NOUN
1-8 BE + A PLACE
(d) Silvia is next to Jenny.
prepositional
phrase
preposition + noun =

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1-8 BE + A PLACE
Jara is in the pool
.

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1-8 BE + A PLACE
Lia is on the car
.

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He is
downtown.
upstairs.
outside.
one word
She is
on the car.
at school.
in the pool.
prepositional
phrase
1-8 BE + A PLACE

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1-8 Let’s Practice
at under above on
The plant is _o_n_ the table.

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Max is d_o_w__n_to_w_n.
1-8 Let’s Practice
downtown
here
outside

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at
under
next to
on
1-8 Let’s Practice
Beth is ___ at
school.

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1-8 Let’s Practice
The table and chair are _u_n_d_e_r the tree.
at
under
above
on

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1-9 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS
WITH BE
An elephant is big.

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1-9 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS
WITH BE
SUBJECT + BE + 3 basic completions
NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
A PLACE
(c) She is at the gym.
(d) I am downstairs.
a noun
an
adjective
an expression
of place
ADJECTIVE
(b) She is happy.

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An eagle is a bird.

1-9 Let’s Practice
correct?___

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EEggggss a irse h heeaaltlhthyy. .
correct?_n_o_
1-9 Let’s Practice

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China and Japan
are countries.

1-8 Let’s Practice
correct?___

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The The lion lion are is big.
big.
no
correct?___
1-8 Let’s Practice

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TThhee b booyyss a irse a at tt hthee b beeaacchh. .
no
1-9 Let’s Practice
correct? ___

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