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Nominal Form







                                                                             Non Verbal
                     Simple Present Tense

                (Nominal) is a sentence that                                    Noun
                                                                                Adjective
                 does not contain an action                                     Adverb

                             (non-verbal).
                                                                                Time



                                                                           See page 39 about nouns

                             To be
                             To be                                         See page 52 about adjectives
                                              she,           you,
                                   I         he, it       they, we




                                 am             is            are






           (+) S + to be (am/is/are) + Non Verbal


                I am beautiful and smart.


           (-) S + to be (am/is/are) + not + Non Verbal


               You are not a doctor.



           (?) To be (am/is/are) + S + Non Verbal?


               Is she popular in the school?

               Yes, she is/No, she is not



                                  Short Answer



                                I am                              I am not

                      Yes       She is                    No      She is not


                                They are                          They are not


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