unit 7
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Unit 7. Similar predicates. Mike is tall. Samuel is tall. Mike is tall and Samuel is tall too. Mike is tall and so is Samuel. Mike and Samuel are (both) tall. They are (both) tall. Similar predicates. Mike is Guatemalan. I am Guatemalan. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
UNIT 7
SIMILAR PREDICATES
Mike is tall.Samuel is tall.
Mike is tall and Samuel is tall too.
Mike is tall and so is Samuel.
Mike and Samuel are (both) tall.
They are (both) tall.
SIMILAR PREDICATES
Mike is Guatemalan.I am Guatemalan.
Mike is Guatemalan and I am Guatemalan
too.
Mike is Guatemalan and so am I.
Mike and I are (both) Guatemalan.
We are (both) Guatemalan.
SIMILAR PREDICATES
Samuel is a teacher.You are a teacher.
Samuel is a teacher and you are a teacher
too.
Samuel is a teacher and so are you.
Samuel and you are (both) teachers.
You are (both) teachers.
NEGATIVE FORMS OF “BE”
BE + not
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You aren’t
He isn’t
She isn’t
It isn’t
We aren’t
You aren’t
They aren’t
No contractions
I am not
You are not
He is not
She is not
It is not
We are not
You are not
They are not
Subject + BE
I’m not
You’re not
He’s not
She’s not
It’s not
We’re not
You’re not
They’re not
PREDICATE NOUN (SINGULAR)
Subject BE NounI, You, aHe, She, am an person (occupation)It, This, is my, your,… animalThat… are object or thing
PREDICATE NOUN (PLURAL)
Subject BE NounWe, aYou, are an persons (occupations)They (my, your,…) animals
objects or things
EXAMPLES:
I am a student.
You are a friend.
It is a bee.
We are students.
You are friends.
They are bees.
Singular Plural
PREDICATE ADJECTIVE (SINGULAR)
Subject BE AdjectiveI, You, a descriptionHe, She, am an nationalityIt, This, is my, your,… ageThat… are color
PREDICATE ADJECTIVE (PLURAL)
Subject BE AdjectiveWe, a descriptionYou, are an nationalityThey my, your,… age
colorAdjectives have no plural
transformation.
EXAMPLES:
He is fat.
I am Guatemalan.
She is twenty-three.
It is brown.
They are fat.
We are Guatemalan.
They are twenty-three.
They are brown.
Singular Plural
POSSESSIVES
That is her blouse. (feminine)
That is Wendy’s blouse. (specific)
POSSESSIVE FORM OF NOUNS
1. When a noun finishes in “s” use only apostrophe ( ’ ).
Jesus Jesus’Alexis Alexis’Carlos Carlos’the doctors the doctors’
EXCEPTION
When a proper name that finishes in “s” has one syllable only, we use apostrophe and “s” ( ’s )
Chris Chris’sTess Tess’sCharles Charles’sMr. Jones Mr. Jones’s
2. When a noun finishes in a different letter, we use apostrophe and s ( ’s ).
Susan Susan’sRobert Robert’sthe girl the girl’sthe children the children’s