1. With a classification, position (profession), or definition of the subject.Examples: 1. You are a police officer.2. This dog is a labrador.3. She is my mother.
2. Use the verb to be am, is, are to describe (adjective) someone or something. Examples: 1. I am tall.2. She is bored.3. The children are excited about the puppy.
A contraction combines two words. We can make a contraction with Be. We put an apostrophe (') in place of the missing letter.
ContractionsI am I'm at school. You are You're happy.She is She's a doctor.He is He's from USA.It is It's heavy.We are We're soccer players. They are They're co-wokers.
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Verb To Be negative
To make a negative with be, put "not" after a form of be. The negative contractions are isn't and aren't. There is no contraction for am not. Examples: They aren't my parents.It isn't raining.I am not a nurse.