Making sentences with being Verbs (1)

Making sentences with being verb am is are - B4

I am Jack , They are my friends,  She is a teacher                                               

am  is  are, are used to express state of  someone/something (Describing people/things)

Verb

Verb is an important word in a sentence the three important types of verbs are (a)  State of being verb e.g. am, is are, was, were etc. (b) Action verb like, read, walk, see etc. (c) Linking Verb (e.g. The apple looks fresh) appear, taste, smell, feel, look, For more detail please visit http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/verbs/Linking-Verbs.html

Subject                                                      

 When we speak or write, we always speak about  some person or thing.  The person or  thing we speak about  is called subject. Generally the subject comes first in a sentence. 

Subject pronoun

Person	Singular	Plural
First	I	we
Second	you	you
Third	He  She  it	They

He includes all male names  e.g. Robert, Alex, Jim, and common nouns like President , Director, Chairman, Friend, Father, Uncle etc.

She includes all female names e.g. Elizabeth, Mary, and common nouns like President,  Director, Chairman, Friend, Mother, Aunt etc.

It includes all types of nouns and pronouns (Singular form of things, animals etc.) and collective nouns (like team, army, group etc.)

They includes all types of nouns and pronouns (Plural form of things, people, animals etc.) 

Five types of spoken sentences 

1. Type - Statement, message, declaration, declarative question etc.       

Person                        Singular                             Plural

First                               I + am                                  We +     are

Second                          You + are                             You +   are

Third                            He/she/it  +  is                    They + are

Note: 

He includes all males names  e.g. Robert, Alex, Jim, and common nouns like President , Director, Chairman, Friend, Father, Uncle etc.

She includes all female names e.g. Elizabeth, Mary, and common nouns like President,  Director, Chairman, Friend, Mother, aunt etc.

It includes all types of nouns and pronouns (Singular form of things, animals etc.), collective nouns (like team, army, group etc.)

They includes all types of nouns and pronouns (Plural form of things, people, animals etc.)    

                   

Model sentences

I am Shane.

I am 32.

He is  my friend.

We are classmates

She is an Artist.

The  weather is fine.

It’s very playful (it= a puppy) 
            

2. Type - Negative sentences  (Saying no, not etc.)    

Person                        Singular                              Plural

First                         I + am + not                        We + are + not

Second                     You + are + not                  You + are + not

Third                       He/she/it + is + not          They + are + not

Model sentences

He is not Jim. He is Jim's brother

I am not a student . I am a Teacher

They aren’t Indians. They are Germans

The president is not in the Capital. He is in the Parliament

We are in office. We are at the shop

NOTE:  are not = aren’t  and is not = isn’t

3. Type - 'yes/no'  questions  

The answer to this type of question is either 'yes' or 'no

Person                           Singular                              Plural

First                              am + I                                 are + we

Second                         are + you                            are + You

Third                            is + (He/she/it)                are + They

Model sentences

Are you Clara? Yes, I am

Is she busy now? No, she isn't

Am I late today? No, you are on time

Is Joe in the office? Yes he is (or) No, he isn't

Are they ready to work? Yes, they are

4. Type - 'yes/no' negative questions    

Person                        Singular                              Plural

First                          am + I + not                       are + we + not

Second                     are + you + not                  are + You + not

Third                        is + (He/she/it) + not      are + They + not

NOTE:  are we not = aren’t we,  are you not = aren’t you,  is he not = isn’t he, are they not = aren’t they

Model sentences

Aren’t you Lee? or Are you not Lee? (Aren't = Are not)

Isn’t she an American? or Is she not an American? (Isn't = Is not)

Aren’t they busy? Or Are they not busy? (Aren't = Are not)

Isn’t it right? or  Is it not right? (Isn't = is not)

Isn’t he James?

5.Type  - 'wh' questions 

'wh' question expects full answer      

Person                        Singular                              Plural

First                       ‘wh’+ am + I                             ‘wh’ + are + we

Second                  ‘wh’ + are + you                        ‘wh’ + are + You

Third                      ‘wh’ + is + (He/she/it)           ‘wh’ + are + They

‘Wh’ indicates ‘wh’ question words  like when, what, where, why, how etc.

Model sentences

Where is she? She is at home.

How are you? I am fine/OK.

What is he? He is a businessman

Who are they? They are my friends 

Why is she late? She came by bicycle.

  

Moods of a sentence  

Read  the sentence 'She is a singer'. This sentence can be uttered in the following moods by shifting stress on various words and manipulating body language (e.g. Tone), without changing the order of the sentence.

1. She is a singer - An introduction, A message, An information etc.

2. She is singer ? - A declarative question 

3. She is a singer! An exclamatory sentence.

4. She is a singer. A joke statement.

5. She is a singer - A sarcastic remark.  

..................and many more moods

                                                                                         

NOTE: Each of the above 5 types may be uttered in Five or more moods of utterance.

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