– Verb to be: am/is/are
– Possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her
– Subject Pronouns
– Plural nouns & Numbers
Question 1
A: Hello, what _____ your name?
Name is one thing, so we use is: What is your name?
Question 2
_____ name is John. And my _____ is Johnson.
I am talking about myself, so we say My name. Johnson is a family name, so we say my surname.
Question 3
My name is Lisa. _____ Lisa Peterson.
With I we use am: I am Lisa Peterson.
Question 4
_____ name is Apple. _____ Ann Apple.
Ann is a woman, so we use Her (her name) and She's (she is).
Question 5
“Where _____ John from?”
“_____ from the US.”
John is one man, so we say Where is John from? and answer He's (he is) from the US. Not His, because his means 'belonging to him'.
Question 6
_____ are you from? Japan.
We ask about a place or country with Where: Where are you from?
Question 7
Where _____ you _____?
With you we use are. To ask about someone's country we say Where are you from?
Question 8
_____ from Spain. I’m Rodriguez.
The speaker says I'm Rodriguez, so he is talking about himself: I'm from Spain.
Question 9
Pierre is a French boy. _____ from _____.
He's = he is. After from we use the country: France. French is the nationality.
Question 10
Lisa and Max are Americans. _____ from the USA.
They're = they are: They're from the USA. Not Their, because their means 'belonging to them'.
Question 11
“What _____ their _____?”
“Alexander and Philip.”
There are two people, so there are two names. With names we use are: What are their names?
Question 12
I _____ 22 years old, but Andrew _____ 20.
We say I am and Andrew is (he is).
Question 13
Mark _____ 19, but Brian and Denis _____ 26 and 28.
Mark is one person, so is. Brian and Denis are two people, so are.
Question 14
“What _____ this?”
“It’s _____ umbrella.”
This is one thing, so What is this? We use an before a vowel sound: an umbrella.
Question 15
Oxford is _____ English university.
We use an before a vowel sound. English starts with a vowel sound, so we say an English university.
Question 16
Toyotas _____ Japanese _____.
Toyotas means many cars, so we use are and cars: Toyotas are Japanese cars.
Question 17
“What is _____?”
“She is a bank manager.”
The answer is about a woman (She), so we ask What is her job?
Question 18
Find the correct alternative.
0 / 2 / 11 / 18 / 20
0 = zero, 2 = two, 11 = eleven, 18 = eighteen, 20 = twenty. Be careful: 11 is eleven, not twelve (12), and 80 is eighty, not eighteen (18).
Question 19
“How old is your aunt?”
“_____ is 29.”
An aunt is a woman, so we use She. The sentence already has is, so She's is is wrong.
Question 20
“Where _____ she from?”
“She _____ from Japan.”
With she we always use is: Where is she from? She is from Japan.
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