Worked example 1
I ___ Amy. I like cats.
Remember: Who or what is this sentence about? Is it I, one, or more than one?
- This sentence is about "I".
- With "I" we say "am".
Use am, is and are to talk about people and things
Questions in this subject are always in English
The text is what is being learned, so translating it would change the exercise. Explanations still follow your chosen language.
Follow this one with me, a step at a time. Try to guess each step first.
Common mistakes
- After I, the word is always am.
- Am goes only with I.
- Used a word for more than one when the sentence is about one.
One at a time. A wrong answer gets a second try, so have a go.
Question 1
Hello! I ___ Ben. This is my bag.
Question 2
My dad ___ tall. I am small.
Question 3
We ___ at school. Miss Chan is here.
Topic quiz
Five questions on this topic, marked at the end. No hints and no answers along the way — that is what makes the result mean something.
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