lesson 1 (part B1)

B.1 Notice the singular and plural forms of the nouns and the use of a or an with the singular.

I’m	a	Student	Sg
We’re		students	Pl
You’re	a	Student	Sg
You’re		students	Pl
It’s	a	Book	Sg
They’re		Books	Pl
He’s	an	Architect	Sg
He’s	a	doctor	Sg
They’re		Architects	Pl
They’re		doctors	Pl
John’s	a	Student	Sg
Mary	a	student	Sg
John and mary are		Students	Pl
They’re		students	pl

COMMENTS

In this pattern, use a or an with the singular forms of nouns (student, book, etc.) but not with the plural forms (students, books, etc.). Use the form an only if the word after it begins with a vowel sound.

Exercise 14. Practice singular nouns with a and plural nouns without a. Substitute the teacher’s words and change the rest of the statement if necessary.

I’m a student

Doctor                          I’M A DOCTOR

Lawyer                         I’M A LAWYER

He                                  HE’S A LAWYER

1.       Student

2.       I

3.       Doctor

4.       Lawyer

5.       He

6.       They

7.       Students

8.       Mary

9.       She

10.   We

11.   He

12.   You

13.   I

14.   They

15.   John

16.   I

Taken from: English sentence structure by Robert Krohn