Grammar

LEVEL 1
GRAMMAR
BE: SINGULAR STATEMENTS
AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS
I AM TONY / I’M TONY
YOU ARE AN ENGINEER / YOU’RE AN ENGINEER
HE IS A TEACHER / HE’S A TEACHER
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
I AM NOT TIM/ I’M NOT TIM
YOU ARE NOT AN ARCHITECT /YOU’RE NOT AN ARCHITECT
HE IS NOT A DOCTOR / HE’S NOT A DOCTOR

SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS / BE: PLURAL STATEMENTS
SINGULAR NOUNSPLURAL NOUNS
CHEF CHEFS
AN ATHLETE ATHLETES
AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS
WE ARE LAWYERS / WE’RE LAWYERSYOU ARE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS / YOU’RE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
WE ARE NOT CHEFS / WE’RE NOT CHEFS
YOU ARE NOT PILOTS /YOU’RE NOT PILOTS

PROPER NOUNS
THE NAMES OF PEOPLE AND PLACESARE PROPER NOUNS. USE A CAPITAL LETTER TO BEGIN A PROPER NOUN.
Irene Linden New York Mexico City

COMMON NOUNS
OTHER NOUNS ARE COMMON NOUNS. USE A LOWERCASE LETTER TO BEGIN A COMMONNOUN.
doctor architect student man

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
DR. JONES IS MY DOCTOR
LYNNE IS HISSTUDENT
PAUL IS NOT THEIR TEACHER
POSSESSIVE NOUNS
MR. SMITH IS LAURA’S TEACHER
MS. GRAY IS JASON’S LAWYER
CLARK’S MANAGER IS MR. BELLO



BE: INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH WHAT
QUESTIONSANSWERS
WHAT’S HER LAST NAME? HAYEK
WHAT’S HER PHONE NUMBER?57346587
WHAT’S HIS FIRST NAME? GEORGE
BE: QUESTIONS WITH WHERE / SUBJECT PRONOUN IT
WHERE’S THE BOOKSTORE? IT’S DOWN THESTREET ON THE LEFT
WHERE’S THE POST OFFICE? IT’S NEXT TO THE BANK

THERE IS
IS THERE A BOOKSTORE NEAR HERE? YES. THERE’S A BOOKSTORE ACROSS THE...