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6. The parking lot .

7. The teachers at the school .

8. American students .

9. Schools in the United States .

10. Students in the United States .

1.6 Be + (Adjective +) Noun Descriptions

SINGULAR SUBJECT BE A/AN ADJECTIVE SINGULAR NOUN
Harvard is a large university.
I am an international student.
You are a fast reader.
PLURAL SUBJECT BE ADJECTIVE PLURAL NOUN
You and I are new students.
They are good friends.
Notes:
1. We use the articles a and an for singular nouns. We don’t use a or an for plural nouns.
2. We use a before a consonant sound. We use an before a vowel sound. The vowels are a, e, i, o, and u.
3. We use a when a beginning u is not a vowel sound.
English is a useful language.

EXERCISE 12 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of be. Add a or an when necessary.

1. Nursing and technology are popular college programs.

2. Broward College community college in Florida.

3. Harvard old university.

4. Chicago interesting city.

5. My friend and I students here.

6. You teacher.

7. I immigrant.

8. Some students international students.

9. My dictionary useful book.

Be: Present 13
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