THE VERB BE

Peter ______ a policeman

• is

• are

• am

• no is

My parents ______ in Quito

• am

• are

• is

• be

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

It _____ a quarter to ten.

• be

• am

• 's

• are

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Are you Miss Caiza?

Yes, I _____

• 'm

• 'm not

• are

• am

Answer explanation

Never use contractions in short answers. Only full answers

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

________ several good restaurants in our neighborhood.

• There

• They're

• There are

• They

Answer explanation

Pay attention to the structure

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Where are the pencils?

_______ on the desk

• There are

• They're

• They

• They is

Answer explanation

pencils can be replaced by the personal pronoun "they"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Are the bags ready?

Yes, ________

• they are

• there are

• they aren't

• they are

Answer explanation

Never use contractions in short positive answers.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Is your grandmother sick?

No, ________

• she is

• she isn't

• she are not

• she not is

Answer explanation

You can use contractions in negative answers.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

I have a nice car. It is close to me.

_______ my car.

• This is

• That is

• These are

• Those are

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

There _____ ten chairs in my classroom.

• are

• is

• be

• am

Answer explanation

Use "there are" for plural

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F