– Verb to be: questions and negatives
– Short answers
– Prepositions
– Possessive ‘s
– Opposite adjectives
– The family
– Food and drink
Question 1
Rolls-Royce cars are _____.
Rolls-Royce cars cost a lot of money, so they are expensive. Not cheap, because that means they cost very little.
Question 2
“_____ your teachers married?”
“Yes, _____.”
Teachers means more than one person, so we use are in the question and they are in the answer.
Question 3
“Is it hot today?”
“No, _____.”
A short answer to an Is it…? question is No, it isn't. Not it doesn't, because the question uses is, not does.
Question 4
“Are _____ your parents?”
“Yes, _____.”
We use they for people. Their means 'belonging to them', so it is wrong here. The short answer is Yes, they are.
Question 5
Eliza _____ from Greece. _____ from Poland.
Eliza is not from Greece, so we say isn't. The second sentence needs a subject: She's from Poland.
Question 6
Ann is _____ wife.
We use 's to show that something belongs to someone: John's wife = the wife of John.
Question 7
This is not just my computer. It is 4 _____ computer.
The computer belongs to four students. With plural nouns ending in -s, we add only an apostrophe: students'. Not student's, because that is only one student.
Question 8
A: What is _____?
B: She is a bank manager.
The answer starts with She, so we ask about her job. Not his job, because his is for a man.
Question 9
“How old is your brother?”
“_____ 29.”
A brother is a man, so we answer with He is 29.
Question 10
“How old _____ Mr and Mrs White?”
“_____ 50 and 48.”
Mr and Mrs White are two people, so we use are. In the answer we say They're (= They are) 50 and 48. Not They alone, because the verb is missing.
Question 11
“How old _____, Andrew?”
“_____ 21 years old.”
We are talking to Andrew, so we ask How old are you? He answers about himself: I'm 21 years old.
Question 12
“_____ you now?”
“I’m at school.”
With you we use are: Where are you? In speaking we can shorten it to Where're. Not Where's, because that means Where is.
Question 13
“Where _____ now?”
“In her office.”
The answer says her office, so we ask about a woman: Where is she?
Question 14
“_____ is his father’s job?”
“He’s a teacher.”
We use What to ask about a job: What is his job? Not Who, because Who asks about a person.
Question 15
This is those _____ toy.
Those is plural, so we need kids. With a plural noun ending in -s, we add only an apostrophe: kids'. Not kid's, because that is only one kid.
Question 16
They are not my _____ books.
Children is plural but does not end in -s, so we add 's: children's books.
Question 17
They’re not his _____ mistakes.
The mistakes belong to his friend, so we add 's: his friend's mistakes. Not friend or friends, because they do not show who the mistakes belong to.
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