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Grammar 1. Statements with be 2. Subject pronouns 3. Writing sentences 2 Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan Give Information about Yourself (Informational Writing)

A verb is an action word. Example: He works in a big office. Simple Present Tense Use the simple present tense to tell about an action that is true. Now or that generally happens. 3 Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan Give Information about Yourself (Informational Writing) Grammar: Statements with Be

4 Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan Give Information about Yourself (Informational Writing) Grammar: Statements with Be Simple present tense with be AffirmativeNegative I am from china.I am not from Japan. You are young.You are not old. Francisco is a student.She is not a student. My mother and I are at home.We are not at school. Tom and Tim are in Los Angles. They are not in New York city.

5 Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan Give Information about Yourself (Informational Writing) Grammar: Statements with Be Contractions I am = I'mYou are = you're He is = he'sThey are = they're She is = she'sIt is = it's we are = we're Is not = isn'tAre not = aren't

6 Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan Give Information about Yourself (Informational Writing) Grammar: Statements with Be Write is or are to complete the paragraph. Francisco Garcia ___ a student. He ___fifteen years old. He ____ from Los Angles, California. Mrs. Moore ____ his English teacher. Mrs. Moore ___ a good teacher. she ____ kind and friendly. Francisco and Mrs. Moore __in the classroom now. They ___ in an English class. They ___ busy. Francisco ____at a desk. Mrs. Moore ____ not at a desk. She ____ at the board. The classroom ____ not a big room. It ___ a small room. It ___ clean and colorful. The classroom ___ in a large building.

Pronouns are helpful in writing. They help you connect sentences without repeating the same nouns. A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. Example: My brother is sick. He has a cold. Two of the most common kinds of pronouns are subject pronouns and object pronouns. 7 Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan Give Information about Yourself (Informational Writing) Grammar: Subject Pronouns

8 Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan Subject Pronoun Name/ Noun He is a student.Francisco is a student. She is a teacher.Mrs. Moore is a teacher. They are busy.Francisco and Mrs. Moore are busy. It is large.The building is large. Give Information about Yourself (Informational Writing) Grammar: Subject Pronouns Subject pronouns (such as I, you, we, she, they) can be the subject of a sentence.

9 Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan ExampleSingular Subject pronouns I speak Arabic and English.I You are a good student.You Hana is my sister. She is eighteen year old. She plays soccer. Abdullah is my cousin. He works at a bank. I live in a flat. It is large. He, she, it Give Information about Yourself (Informational Writing) Grammar: Subject Pronouns Subject pronouns (such as I, you, we, she, they) can be the subject of a sentence.

10 Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan ExamplePlural Subject Pronoun We have a new house. We read the news. We You are my best friend. You They need a new car. They are busy. They Give Information about Yourself (Informational Writing) Grammar: Subject Pronouns Subject pronouns (such as I, you, we, she, they) can be the subject of a sentence.

11 Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan Give Information about Yourself (Informational Writing) Grammar: Subject Pronouns The sentences below are incorrect. Write correct negative and affirmative statements. Use a contraction and a subject pronoun in the second sentence. Francisco is a teacher. Francisco is not a teacher. He's a student. Francisco is nineteen years old. _______________________________________________________ Mrs. Moore is a bad teacher. _______________________________________________________

12 Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan Give Information about Yourself (Informational Writing) Grammar: Subject Pronouns Francisco and Mrs. Moore are in a Spanish class. _______________________________________________________ Francisco is at the board. _______________________________________________________ Mrs. Moore is at the desk. _______________________________________________________ The classroom is a big room. _______________________________________________________ Francisco and Mrs. Moore are in a small building. _______________________________________________________

13 Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan Give Information about Yourself (Informational Writing) Grammar: Writing Sentences Write 5 sentences giving information about yourself. 1._____________________________________________________________ 2._____________________________________________________________ 3._____________________________________________________________ 4._____________________________________________________________ 5._____________________________________________________________

14 Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan Give Information about Yourself (Informational Writing) Grammar: Writing Sentences Write 5 sentences giving information about your friend. 1._____________________________________________________________ 2._____________________________________________________________ 3._____________________________________________________________ 4._____________________________________________________________ 5._____________________________________________________________