E.S.P.A

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