Real English Lesson 1 - Exercise 5 - Grammar for Beginners

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Verb "to be":


I am Mike. = My name is Mike.
You are Valerie. = Your name is Valerie.
He is Bruce. = His name is Bruce.
She is Helen. = Her name is Helen.
It is a monument. Its name is the Pyramid.
We are the Smith family. = Our name is Smith.
You are the Smith family. = Your name is Smith.
They are Mr. and Mrs. Smith. = Thier name is Smith.


"Name" is the subject of these sentences:


My name
is
Mike.
Your name
is
Valerie.
His name
is
Bruce.
Her name
is
Helen.
Its name
is
the Pyramid.

Our name
is
Smith.
Your name
is
Smith.
Their name
is
Smith.

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The subjects of these sentences are:
I, you, he, she, it; we, you, and they
:
I
am
Mike.
You
are
Valerie.
He
is
Bruce.
She
is
Helen.
It
is
the Pyramid.

We
are
the Smiths.
You
are
the Smiths.
They
are
the Smiths.


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Possessive adjectives:
My, your, his, her, its, our, their:

My name
is
Mike.
Your name
is
Valerie.
His name
is
Bruce.
Her name
is
Helen.
Its name
is
the Pyramid.






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Our name
is
Smith.
Your name
is
Smith.
Their name
is
Smith.

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CONTRACTIONS
Use contractions. They are very common.
I am Mike = I'm Mike.
You are Valerie = You're Valerie.
He is Bruce. = He's Bruce.
She is Helen. = She's Helen.
It is the Pyramid. = It's the Pyramid.
We are the Smiths. = We're the Smiths.
They are the Smiths. = They're the Smiths.
My name is Mike. = My name's Mike.
Her name is Valerie. = Her name's Valerie.
His name is Bruce. = His name's Bruce.
Your name is John. = Your name's John.