Words As Names -1
The structures I Am, you are, He is, she is, they are, and This is are used for introducing a person.
Who is a question to ask someone identity.
Who is he?
Reply would be
- He is Rahul.
- He is my friend.
- He is my neighbor.
- He is my colleague.
- He is my classmate etc.
- He is Kunal’s brother.
- He is my brother.
Rahul, Friend, Neighbor, Colleague, Classmate, Kunal,Brother are naming words. Words used as names are called nouns in grammar.
Who is she?
- She is my Sister.
- She is Kala’s cousin.
- She is my Grandmother.
- She is my Aunt.
Who is He?
- He is my Brother.
- He is Kala’s cousin.
- He is my Colleague.
- He is my Nephew.
Who are they?
- They are my Neighbour.
- They are my Relatives.
- They are Strangers here.
- They are Members.
- They are tourists from Japan.
Short forms
- Is can be converted to ‘s
- Am can be converted to ’m
- Are can be converted to ‘re
E.g.: He’s my friend.
I’m Kunal.
We’re students.
Words As Names -2
To understand structures I am, We are, You are, He is, She is, They are.
- He is an engineer.
- He is a lawyer .
- He is a carpenter.
- He is a software engineer.
- He is an Advocate.
- She is an artist.
- She is a dancer.
- She is a homemaker.
- She is a lab technician.
- They are advocates, reporters, trainers.
- I am an artist.
- I am an accountant.
- My brother is a cricketer.
- My father is a pilot.
A, An &The
Use of A, AN & THE
A is used before name of things in singular form. Eg : A cup, A Mail.
An is used before names which come in singular form, However name should begin with Vowel Sound. Eg: An Engineer, An orange.
A and An are used only once in a passage or text when you are referring to a person or thing for first time, When you refer to the same person again,You use the before the person or thing
Eg: A boy I standing in front of a school waiting for his father. A father of the boy’s friend came to his help and he called the boy’s father and told him “The boy will be at my house for studies. Pick him later”.
Note: The can be used in singular or plural words. The boy, The boys.
Use the here:
Before the name of objects that are unique: The earth, The stars.
Before the name of person/s/thing when they are identified by additional information:
The men in black, The women in red dress.
Name of the River: The Kaveri, The Ganges,
Name of the Seas, Ocean: The Arabian Sea, The Pacific Ocean. ,
Names of Famous Buildings: The Red Fort.
Important Posts: The Prime Minister, The President
Musical instruments: The Guitar.
Names of Directions: The East, The West.
Words like greatest, best, most(est): the greatest showman, the best student.
Name of places that come in plural or united: The United States of America.
Do not use the here:
Name of people or places and material:
- We should call “Mary” not “The Mary”.
- We should say “Mumbai” not “The Mumbai”.
- We should say “Iron” not “The Iron”
With reference to school, college, university etc.
Vishal, a student says: “I go to school”.
Vishal’s mother says: “I am going to school to pay Vishal’s fees”
With names of meal: Brunch, Dinner, and Breakfast.
With names of games: Cricket, Hockey etc.
