Statements with be; Possessives adjetives

Possessive adjectives are used to show possession or ownership of something. While we use them when we refer to people, it is more in the sense of relationship than ownership.
The possessive adjectives in English are as follows:

The possessive adjective needs to agree with the possessor and not with the thing that is possessed.

Examples

• My car is very old.
• Her boyfriend is very friendly.
• Our dog is black.
• Their homework is on the table.

Like all adjectives in English, they are always located directly in front of the noun they refer to. (Possessive Adjective + Noun)

We do not include an S to the adjective when the noun is plural like in many other languages.

Examples:

• Our cars are expensive. (Correct)
  Ours cars are expensive. (Incorrect)

However, the verb that is used needs to be in agreement with the noun - if the noun is singular then the verb is singular; if the noun is plural then the verb is plural.

Examples:

• My pen is black. (Singular)
  My pens are black. (Plural)
• Our child is intelligent. (Singular)
  Our children are intelligent. (Plural)

Its vs. It's

Be careful not to confuse its and it's.

Its = The possessive adjective for It.
It's = a contraction of it is.

Exercise 1: possessives adjetives
Exercise 2: possessives adjetives

WH-questions with be

When do you use a wh-question?

If you want information about a fact/person/thing/place/manner/… you use a wh-question. 

They are called wh-questions because they start with a question word.

Question words are pronouns: they represent the information you are asking about: "Who" is with you? "Peter" is with me.

The question words are:

• What: to ask about objects: What is she doing?
• How: to ask about a manner: How are you?
• Where: to ask about a place: Where are you going?

• Who: to ask about people: Who are you?
• When: to ask about a time: When are you leaving?

1-) Match the questions to the answers

2-) Exercise  Wh questions with be.

Yes/No questions and short answers with be

Yes/No questions and short answers with the verb be

Yes/No questions – be (am, are, is)

Subject and verb change their position in statement and question.

·        Sentence: You are from Germany.

·        Question: Are you from Germany?

We always use the short answer, not only Yes or No.

NOTE:

If the answer is Yes, we always use the long form. → Example: Yes, I am.

If the answer is No, we either use the long or the contracted form (short form). → Example: No, I am not → No, I'm not.

Exercise 1: Questions

Exercise 2: Questions With the Verb "To Be"