CONTENTS
1. Subject pronouns
2. There is- There are
3. Quantifiers in affirmative, negatives, and questions: some, any, a lot, lots of, a few, few, a little, little, much, many
4. Indefinite articles (a, an, the)
5.Countable/non countable nouns: affirmative, negative sentences, and questions (How much/How many)
2. There is- There are
3. Quantifiers in affirmative, negatives, and questions: some, any, a lot, lots of, a few, few, a little, little, much, many
4. Indefinite articles (a, an, the)
5.Countable/non countable nouns: affirmative, negative sentences, and questions (How much/How many)
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
The subject of a sentence is a person or thing that performs the action of the verb.
Subject pronouns are used to replace the subject (person or thing) of a verb.
We do NOT normally say:
We replace the Subject (John) that appears the second time with a subject pronoun to avoid repetition (and in this case to avoid saying the name John again.)
So we would say:
What are the subject pronouns in English?
These are the subject pronouns we use in English:
Subject Pronoun
I Singular - first personmasculine or feminine
You Singular - second personmasculine or feminine
He Singular - third persononly masculine
She Singular - third persononly feminine
It Singular - third personobject / thing / animal
We Plural - first personmasculine or feminine
You Plural - second personmasculine or feminine
They Plural - third personmasculine or feminineWhen do you use IT?IT is normally used when we refer to objects, things, animals or ideas (and not normally people).
Sometimes when we don't know the sex of a baby (we don't know if it is a boy or girl), then we can use IT.
Taken from: http://www.grammar.cl/english/subject-pronouns.htm
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Subject pronouns are used to replace the subject (person or thing) of a verb.
We do NOT normally say:
- John is tall, and John is intelligent.
We replace the Subject (John) that appears the second time with a subject pronoun to avoid repetition (and in this case to avoid saying the name John again.)
So we would say:
- John is tall, and he is intelligent.
What are the subject pronouns in English?
These are the subject pronouns we use in English:
Subject Pronoun
I Singular - first personmasculine or feminine
You Singular - second personmasculine or feminine
He Singular - third persononly masculine
She Singular - third persononly feminine
It Singular - third personobject / thing / animal
We Plural - first personmasculine or feminine
You Plural - second personmasculine or feminine
They Plural - third personmasculine or feminineWhen do you use IT?IT is normally used when we refer to objects, things, animals or ideas (and not normally people).
- The dog is big. It is also hairy. (It = the dog)
- My bed is small but it is comfortable. (It = my bed)
Sometimes when we don't know the sex of a baby (we don't know if it is a boy or girl), then we can use IT.
- Their baby is very small. It only weighs 2 kilos. (It = the baby.)
- It is five o'clock (= the time is five o'clock)
- It is cold today. (= the weather is cold today.)
- It is 30º outside right now. (= the temperature is 30º outside right now)
Taken from: http://www.grammar.cl/english/subject-pronouns.htm
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Practice
Instructions: Choose one of the following pictures. Describe it using there is and there are. Write some negative statements too. Think about some things that you can find in those places but are not in the picture.
Images taken from:
https://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/images/toxmystery_cbedroom.jpg
http://www.tserna.com/oldweb/hot_potatoes/song_aintnomountain/aula2.gif
http://previews.123rf.com/images/nnnnae/nnnnae1507/nnnnae150700001/41788524-city-infographics-background-and-elements-there-are-village-building-road-park-transportation-Can-be-Stock-Vector.jpg
Practice
Instructions: Choose one of the following pictures. Describe it using there is and there are. Write some negative statements too. Think about some things that you can find in those places but are not in the picture.
Images taken from:
https://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/images/toxmystery_cbedroom.jpg
http://www.tserna.com/oldweb/hot_potatoes/song_aintnomountain/aula2.gif
http://previews.123rf.com/images/nnnnae/nnnnae1507/nnnnae150700001/41788524-city-infographics-background-and-elements-there-are-village-building-road-park-transportation-Can-be-Stock-Vector.jpg
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