Midterm Review

Verbs

Be

• I am a student.• You are a doctor.• He is the president of the company. He’s not angry.

• Mary Brown is the school principal. She is nice.• The new car is very expensive. It is not cheap.• Paul and I are good friends. We are not enemies.• The dogs are hungry. They are not happy.

Subject and verb must agree.• Cats and dogs are animals. Cats is a good pet.• Dr. Smith are an animal doctor. She like all kinds

of animals.• Her husband don’t like pets. He is allergic to cats.• Mr. Smith works at a auto factory. His boss are

friendly.• Their son Tom is in the second grade at school. He

doesn’t likes math.• His teacher come early to class. There is 25

students in his class.• Tom sometimes forget to bring her homework.

Check short answers

• Is Tom a good student?– Yes, he is.– No, he is.– Yes, he isn’t.– Yes, he’s.

• Are Gina and Julia sisters?– Yes, she is.– No, they are.– Yes, they aren’t.– Yes, they are.

• Am I Santa Claus?– Yes, I’m not.– No, he’s not.– Yes, we are.– No, you aren’t.

• Are you a good driver?– No, he isn’t.– No, you’re not.– No, I amn’t.– No, I’m not.

Use Wh- questions to ask for information.

• What – things – What do you eat for breakfast? Cold cereal.

• Who – people– Who does the dog bark at? The mailman.

• Where – places– Where do the dirty dishes go? In the sink.

• Why – reason or purpose– Why do the students come late? They work late.

• When – time– When does the class start? At 6:30.

• How – manner, how many – count– How do you feel? Terrible. – How many balls do you need? Three.

Who and What can ask questions about the subject.

• Use the third person singular verb; do not use do/does.

• Who comes to class early? The students who don’t work.

• Who wears blue jeans to work? Mr. Jones.

• What makes honey? Bees.

• What comes after the number ten? Eleven.

Forming Questions

• Ask for information

Wh- questionsWh questions often use do or does as the helping verb.

I like movies about adventure.What kind of movies do you like?

He likes to play soccer.What does he like to play?

Mary’s parents help her.Who do Mary’s parents help?

I live in El Monte.Where do you live?

She gets up at 7:00 every morning.When does she usually get up?

He studies because he wants good grades.Why does he study?

Wh- questionsWe don’t use a helping verb if the question word is the same as the

subject of the sentence

  Cathy teaches grammar.

Who teaches grammar? (Who = Cathy = subject)

An accident happened on the freeway.

What happened? (What = an accident = subject)

Jack kissed Rose on the Titanic.

Who kissed Rose? (Jack = who = subject)

Khaled gets good grades.

Who gets good grades? (Khaled = who = subject)

An elephant sat on my car.

What sat on your car? (An elephant = what = subject)

Wh- Questions with be

• Use a Wh- question wordWh- question word + BEBE + subjectsubject + other information (purpose, place, time)

• WhatWhat’s’s your namename?• WhereWhere areare my car keyskeys?• WhoWho isis the manman at the door?• WhenWhen isis the final examexam?• WhyWhy areare youyou dessert before dinner?

Wh- questions with BE• What – things

– What is that round thing? It’s my new watch.

• Who – people– Who was the 16th president? Abraham Lincoln.

• Where – places– Where are my keys? On the table.

• Why – reason or purpose– Why were you late for class? Because my there was no

parking.

• When – time– When is your sister coming for dinner?

• How – manner, how many – count– How was your vacation last month?

Possessive?

• Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) are never plural but only describe the following noun– Ours books are expensive.

• Never use an apostrophe because they are already possessive– His’s book is on the table.

• Are not pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they)– Where is he computer?

Tricky questions

• Who/what question about the subject never mix BE with simple present tense verbs.– Who’s likes chocolate ice cream? – Who likes chocolate ice cream?– Who is chocolate ice cream?– Who like chocolate ice cream?

Whose and Who’s

• Notice the differences in meaning – Where is Jane’s purse?– Where are John’s keys?– Whose car is that?– Who’s in the car?