This document provides a preview and contents for a slide show presentation on basic sentence patterns using forms of the verb "to be" in English. It includes examples of sentences using noun + is/are + noun to identify things, pronoun + be + noun to identify people and things, contractions with forms of be, negative forms with be, be + adjective to describe things, and be + a place to indicate locations. The presentation is intended for use with PowerPoint and contains 88 slides with examples, exercises, and review of these fundamental patterns.

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D isc
Slide shows for use with
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B etty Schram pfer Azar
Stacy A. H agen
L aurette Poulos Sim m ons
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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
CONTENTS

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

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

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Canada is a country.
1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

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(a) Canada is a country.(a) Canada is a country.
Canada = a singular noun
is = a singular verb
country = a singular noun
NOUN + IS + NOUN
1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

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(b) Sydney is a city.(b) Sydney is a city.
1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
A is an article.
A singular nouns

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Brazil is a country.
Peru is a country.
Santiago is a city. *
1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

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1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
(c) A butterfly is an insect.
A
An
same 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 lion
a bed
a man
A in front of
consonants

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

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

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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

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

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

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A printer is a ________.
1-1 Let’s Practice
shapemachinebuilding

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A square is a _______.
1-1 Let’s Practice
shapemachinebuilding

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A house is a ________.
1-1 Let’s Practice
shapemachinebuilding

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A triangle is a _______.
1-1 Let’s Practice
shapemachinebuilding

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Ducks are birds.
1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

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(a) Ducks are birds.(a) Ducks are birds.
1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL
Ducks = a plural noun
are = a plural verb
birds = a plural noun
NOUN + ARE + NOUN

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PLURAL: dogs, animals
(b) SINGULAR: a dog, an animal
a and an – only with singular nouns
plural nouns end in -s
1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

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(c) SINGULAR: a city, a country
PLURAL: cities, countries
cityies
Omit the -y and add -ies
1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

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(c) SINGULAR: a city, a country
PLURAL: cities, countries
1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL
countryies
Omit the -y and add -ies

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NOUN and NOUN + ARE + NOUN
(d) Italy and Greece are countries.
(e) Bees and ants are bugs.
1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

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A school is a building.
Schools are buildings.
singular
plural
1-2 Let’s Practice

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Elephants are
animals.
An elephant is
an animal.
singular
plural
1-2 Let’s Practice

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A swan is a bird.
singular
plural
Swans are birds.
1-2 Let’s Practice

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Carrots are vegetables.
yes no
1-2 Let’s Practice

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Bees is insects.
yes no
1-2 Let’s Practice

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I am a teacher.
1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

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SINGULAR
(a) I am a teacher.
1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

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SINGULAR
(a) I am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

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SINGULAR
(a) I am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is a teacher.
1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

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SINGULAR
(a) I am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) He is a teacher.
1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

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SINGULAR
(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.
1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

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SINGULAR
(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.
1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

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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.
1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

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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.
1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

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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.
1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

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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
1-3 Let’s Practice

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I’m a teacher.
1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE

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AM I + am I’m
I’m a teacher.
PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION
1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE

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She’s a girl.It’s a cat.He’s a boy.
she + is she’s
he + is he’s
IS
PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION
1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
it + is it’s

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You’re students.They’re students.We’re students.
you + are you’re
we + are we’re
ARE
PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION
1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
they + are they’re

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My teacher is a woman.
_____ nice.
1-4 Let’s Practice
She’s

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My dog has four puppies.
______ cute.
1-4 Let’s Practice
They’re

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_____ friendly.You’re
I like you.
1-4 Let’s Practice

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______ students.We’re
I have two sisters.
1-4 Let’s Practice

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I am not a teacher.
1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE

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

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They’re not
They aren’t
You’re not
You aren’t
It’s not
It isn’t
We’re not
We aren’t
(e) It is not a city.
(f ) We are not doctors.
(g) You are not teachers.
(h) They are not teachers.
1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE
CONTRACTIONS

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The women ______ nurses.
They’re doctors
1-5 Let’s Practice
isn’t aren’t
they doctors
aren’t
______________.

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This girl ____ a teacher.
She’s a student
1-5 Let’s Practice
isn’t aren’t
she student
isn’t
______________.

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_________.
1-5 Let’s Practice
isn’t
It’s a cat
This animal _____ a dog.
isn’t aren’t
it cat

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A fire is warm.
1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE

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1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE
Adjectives describe nouns
An elephant is big.
A butterfly is small.
A ball is round.
A fire is warm.
Sarah is happy.

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NOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE
(a) An orange is round.
(b) Oranges are round.
(c) Jane is young.
(d) Ada and Rob are intelligent.
1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE

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PRONOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE
(e) I am happy.
(f ) It is round.
(g) We are young.
1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE

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He’s not clean.
He’s ____.dirty
1-6 Let’s Practice
small rich dirty

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Deserts aren’t wet. They’re ___.dry
1-6 Let’s Practice
sad
sweet
dry

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Ice cream __ ____.cold
1-6 Let’s Practice
cold
warm
small
big
is
areis

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A fire __ _____.is warm
1-6 Let’s Practice
cold
warm
good
bad
is
are

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The tree __ ____.
The bushes ___ _____.shortare
tall
short
young
old
1-6 Let’s Practice
tallis is
are

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Janet is at home.
1-7 BE + A PLACE

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(a) Janet is here.
(b) Bill is at the library.
here = a place
at the library = a place
be place
1-7 BE + A PLACE

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outside.there.downtown.upstairs.downstairs.here.(c) Janet is
inside
upstairs
theredowntown
downstairs
one-word places
1-7 BE + A PLACE
outside
inside.

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Jonas is outside.
1-7 BE + A PLACE

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Luke is upstairs.
1-7 BE + A PLACE

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PREPOSITION + NOUN
(d) Silvia is next to Jenny.
1-7 BE + A PLACE
prepositional
phrase
preposition + noun =

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.
1-7 BE + A PLACE
in the pool

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a is .
1-7 BE + A PLACE
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
1-7 BE + A PLACE

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onThe plant is ___ the table.
1-7 Let’s Practice
at under above on

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Max is ________.downtown
1-7 Let’s Practice
downtown
here
outside

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at
under
next to
on
eth is ___ school.
1-7 Let’s Practice
at

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The table and chair are _____ the tree.under
1-7 Let’s Practice
at
under
above
on

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An elephant is big.
1-8 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS
WITH BE

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1-8 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS
WITH BE
3 basic completionsSUBJECT + BE +
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.
NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.

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An eagle is a bird.
√
1-8 Let’s Practice
correct?___

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Eggs is healthy.Eggs are healthy.
correct?___no√
1-8 Let’s Practice

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

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The lion is big.
correct?___
The lion are big.
no√
1-8 Let’s Practice

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The boys are at the beach.The boys is at the beach.
no√
1-8 Let’s Practice
correct? ___

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