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SUBJECT + BE + NOUN
(a) I m a student.
SUBJECT + BE + ADJECTIVE
@) He is intelligent.
SWCT + BE + ALOCATION
(c) We are in class.
The n,. ,. ,.,.,n that cor .,. ,t the beginning of a
sentence is called the "subject."
Be is a "verb." Almost all English sentences have a subject
and a verb.
Notice in the examples: There are three basic completions
for sentences that begin with a subject + the verb bs:
a noun, as in (a)
an adjective, as in (b)
an expression of loearion, as in (c)
EXERCISE 25: Write the form of be (am, is, or am) that is used in each sentence. Then
write the grammar structure that follows be.
1 : :. BE
1. We're students. A
2. Anna is in Rome. is
3. I'm hungry. I.. .. A
L, , .
4. Dogs are animals.
5. Jack is at home. -+
1 COMPLETTON
+L
+ LOC fa locatron)
+ ADI (an cujpctlve)
6. He's sick. -P
7. They're artists. -+
8. I'm in class.
9. Gina is upstairs.
10. My pockets are empty. -P
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