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GRAMMAR SUMMARY Unit 2
2a be: we/they + are Short answers www.english0905.com

in Canada. ✓ ✗
We
They are (’re) on a beach. Am I happy? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
doctors. Is he/she/it from Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it
China? isn’t.
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Are we/you/they Yes, we/you/they No, we you they
They’re doctors. late? are. aren’t.
We’re on a beach.
For more practice, see Exercises 4 and 5.

2c a/an
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a/an = one thing
• a + single noun with consonants: b, c, d, f, etc.,
e.g., a phone, a beach, a city.
• an + single noun with vowels: a, e, i, o, u,
e.g., an ID card, an animal, an island.

For more practice, see Exercise 6.
For more practice, see Exercises 1 and 2. 2c Plural nouns
www.english0905.com REMEMBER! am not (’m not) from Vietnam. Spelling changes Plural
2a be: negative forms

I
Singular
is not (isn’t)
He/She/It
airports, cars, doors, ID
airport, car, door, ID card,
on a beach.
are not (aren’t)
lake, phone, student, table cards, lakes, phones,
We/You/They
students, tables
aren’t = are not, isn’t = is not
Plural nouns
For more practice, see Exercise 3.
2b be: questions and short most nouns ending in -y ending in -s, -ch
answers or -ss

Questions
add -s change -y to -ies add -es
Are you in a hotel?
Is he/she/it cold? cars countries buses
Are we/you/they from Egypt? photos cities beaches
students
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I am late. For more practice, see Exercise 7.

Am I late?
You are a student.

Are you a student?
He/She/It is cold.

Is he/she/it cold?

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