GRAMMAR | Verb be: Plural statements and yes/no questions
Affirmative statements
We are doctors) We're doctors
You are othetes You're athletes
ngineers/They're engineers.
Negative statements
plural nouns
-Jaxx
We are not students/We're not students/We aren't students
Now are not artists/You're not artists./You arent artists
They are not doctors/They're not doctors/ They aren't doctors
Yes/no questions
Are you managers
Are they chefs?
Short answers
Yes, we are
Yes, they are
No we're not./No, we aren't
No, they're not/No, they aren't
Be carefull
Yes, we are NO! New wee
Yes prey on NOT Now thye
GRAMMAR PRACTICE | Complete each statement or question with a singular or
plural form of be. Use contractions when possible.
1 Sue and Ron
engineers.
2
Hanna on athlete?
3 We.
not photographers.
4
you Rite and Wendy?
not Tom. He
Tom
& They not musicians.
INTEGRATED PRACTICE | Circle the correct word or phrose to complete each statement or question.
1 We are (pilot/ a pilot/Oilor.
2 Is she (manager / a manager/managers)?
3 Ted and Vicky are (writer/a writer/writers).
4 Are you and Mary (octor/an actor/octors)?
$ I'm not (teacher/a teacher/teachers),
a Are they (student/a student/students)?
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