ELEMENTARY Test 2

Use is with this (one person). Richard is a boy, so we say his name.

Use are with they: They are Lisa and Max. They are from the USA.

The person answers My name's Carlos, so the question is about you: What is your name?

A sister is a girl, so we say her name.

Use a before one thing or person: a brother. A brother is a boy, so we say his name.

We say My name is … and I am from + country: I am from Mexico.

Before a noun (sister) we use your. Not yours, because yours is used without a noun.

Use are with we. Students is plural, so there is no a.

Use am with I, and a before one person: I am a student.

Use is with she, and from for a country: She is from Italy.

Use a before jobs: He is a teacher. Not an, because teacher starts with a consonant sound.

We say in a house and in a city: I live in a house in Los Angeles.

We ask What is your phone number? Not Where, because a number is not a place.

The answer is a name, so we ask about a person with Who. Not How: How are you? asks if you are well.

We use in with languages: What's this in English?

French starts with a consonant sound, so we use a: a French drink.

English starts with a vowel sound, so we use an: an English university.

German starts with a consonant sound, so we use a: a German car.

International starts with a vowel sound, so we use an: an international language.

Italian starts with a vowel sound, so we use an: an Italian city.

Japanese starts with a consonant sound, so we use a: a Japanese camera.

After two we use the plural noun with -s: two sisters.

Spanish starts with a consonant sound, so we use a. Not an: an goes before orange alone, but here Spanish comes first.

Green starts with a consonant sound, so we use a. Not an: the next word is green, not apple.