English Grammar Essentials: Verb To Be, Possessives, and Prepositions

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Verb To Be

Positive Statements and Questions

PositiveQuestions
I amAm I?
He/She/It isIs he/she/it?
We/You/They areAre we/you/they?

Possessive Adjectives and Articles

  • Possessive Adjectives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
  • Example: "What's your name?" or "This is our house."
  • Articles (A/An): Use a before consonants and an before vowels.
  • Examples: A ticket, a newspaper, an apple, an English dictionary.

Questions and Negatives

Question Words

  • What: What is his job? / What is her address?
  • Where: Where are you from?
  • Who: Who is she? / Who is he?
  • How: How old are you? / How much is an ice cream?

Yes/No Questions and Negatives

  • Yes/No: Is she young? Are they married?
  • Negative: I'm not. He/She/It isn't. We/You/They aren't.

Possessive 's

Used to show ownership: My wife's name is Judy. That's Andrea's dictionary.

Prepositions

  • Of: De
  • For: Para
  • At: En (used for time)
  • In: Dentro de algo
  • With: Con (company)
  • By: En (transportation)
  • On: Días de la semana
  • To: Dirección (a, hacia, para)

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