UNIT SUMMARY

Forms of Be: Am, Is, Are

AffirmAtive StAtement negAtive StAtement Yes/No QueStion Short AnSwer Wh- QueStion negAtive Wh- QueStion She is a senior. She isn’t a junior. Is she a senior in college? No, she isn’t. Where is that college? Why isn’t she in class today? You are late. You aren’t on time. Are you new here? Yes, I am. Why are you late? Why aren’t you on time?

Uses of Be

USE

DeScription LocAtion pLAce of origin Age time weAther EXAMPLES Chicago is a big city. Chicago is in Illinois. The teacher is from Chicago. I am 25 (years old). It is 6:00 p.m. It is warm today.

Contractions with Be

With pronouns With nouns With that With question words With not

EXAMPLES I’m, you’re, he’s, she’s, it’s, we’re, they’re the teacher’s, Rolando’s that’s what’s, when’s, where’s, why’s, how’s, who’s isn’t, aren’t

Prepositions of Place

on

at in back of/behind between by/near/close to in (a city) next to on (a street) in over/above across from at (an address) in front of below/under far from from (a place)

This/That/These/Those

Near Not near

SINGULAR

PLURAL This is a college application. These are multiple-choice questions. That’s a test application. Those are essay questions.