This document discusses basic sentence patterns in English that use forms of the verb "to be". It explains that singular nouns use "a" or "an" with singular verbs, while plural nouns end in "s" and use plural verbs. Common contractions are also outlined, including those that combine pronouns with forms of "to be" in affirmative and negative sentences. The document provides examples of singular and plural noun and verb combinations.

1. SINGULAR

2. NOUN + IS+ NOUN
SINGULAR
a) Canada is a country

3. NOUN + IS+ NOUN
SINGULAR

4. NOUN + IS+ NOUN
SINGULAR
a chair
a bed
a lion a school

5. NOUN + IS+ NOUN
SINGULAR
an egg an oven
an elephant
an ear
an avocado

6. NOUN + IS+ NOUN
SINGULAR
a chair an elevator
a school an egg
a lion an elephant
a bed an oven
a man an ear
a woman an avocado

7. NOUN + IS+ NOUN
SINGULAR

8. NOUN + ARE+ NOUN:
PLURAL
Singular: a dog, an animal
Plural: dogs, animals
a and an- only with singular nouns
plural nouns end in s

9. NOUN + ARE+ NOUN:
PLURAL
Singular Plural
a city cities Omit the –y and add - ies
a country countries
Italy and Greece are countries
China and India are countries

10. NOUN + ARE+ NOUN:
PLURAL
Singular plural
An elephant is an animal Elephants are animals

12. PRONOUN+ BE + NOUN
Singular Plural
I am a teacher We are teachers
You are a teacher You are teachers
She is a teacher They are teacher
He is a teacher
It is a teacher

13. PRONOUN+ BE + NOUN
Singular Plural
I am girl We are girls
You are a girl You are girls
She is a girl They are girls

14. Contractions with BE

15. CONTRACTIONS WITH BE

16. BE + ADJECTIVE

18. BE + APLACE

19. CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
Pronoun + Be Contractio Statement
Singular n
I + am I´m I’m a teacher
You + are You´re You’re a teacher
He + is He’s He´s a man
She + is She’s She’s a girl
It + is It’s It’s a cat

20. CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
Pronoun + Be Contraction Statement
Plural
You + are You’re You´re students
We + are We’re Students
They + are They’re They’re students

21. SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS

22. NEGATIVE WITH BE