This document is a teacher resource that provides a slide show on basic sentence patterns using the verb "to be" in English. It includes 87 slides with examples of sentences using combinations of subjects, the verb "to be", and nouns, adjectives, or places. The slides are organized into sections covering singular and plural subjects with nouns, pronouns with nouns, contractions with "to be", negatives with "to be", "to be" with adjectives, and "to be" with places. Each section includes examples, exercises, and a summary of the target grammar points.

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Betty Schrampfer Azar
Stacy A. Hagen
Laurette Poulos Simmons
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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?
Kenya
Akela
My
name is
Nick.

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CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
Greece
What
country
are you
from?
I’m from
Greece.
First Name Country
Kenya
Akela
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
an
A
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
shape
machine
building

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

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

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

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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
city
ies
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
country
ies
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 not
You’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
are
is

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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 ___ _____.
short
are
tall
short
young
old
1-6 Let’s Practice
tall
is 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
there
downtown
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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Jara is .
1-7 BE + A PLACE
in the pool

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Lia 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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on
The 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
Beth 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 completions
SUBJECT + 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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