Lesson 1 ( part A2)

 A.2. Notice the correlation of am, are, and is with the subject noun phrase:

Noun Phrase	Be			Pronoun	be
			singular
			1	I	Am	happy
			2	You	Are	Happy
John	Is	Happy	3	He	I	Happy
Marry	Is	Happy	3	She	Is	happy
The book	is	Green	3	It	is	Green
			plural
You and i	are	Happy	1	We	Are	happy
John and i	Are	Happy	1	We	Are	Happy
You and john	Are	Happy	2	You	Are	Happy
Marry and john	Are	Happy	3	They	Are	Happy
The books	are	Green	3	they	are	Green

Note : Sg. And Pl. are abbreviations for singular and plural. The numbers 1, 2, 3 mean first person, second person, and third person.

Exercise 5. Change the teacher’s statement into a question. Substitute a pronoun for the teacher’s noun phrase.  For example:

The book is new.                          IS IT NEW?

The table is heavy                        IS IT HEAVY?

1.       The book is open

2.       Mary is tired

3.       The pencils are red

4.       John and Mary are busy

5.       The window is open

6.       The table is heavy

Taken form : English Sentence structure by Robert Krohn