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TO BE / DEMONSTRATIVES

1. Fill in the gaps with THIS, THAT, THESE or THOSE. Then, answer the questions completely.
E.g.: Is that a helicopter?
No, that’s not a helicopter. That is a plane.

a. Is a ball?
.

b. Is a dog?
.

c. Are markers?
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d. Are books?
.

e. Are horses?
.

f. Are bananas?
.

g. Are erasers?
.

h. Are bicycles?
.

i. Are pens?
.

2. Circle the best alternative. (x = NO article)


a. Joyce is (a / an / the / x) good person. k. Your brother and you are (a / an / the / x) students.
b. Jimmy is (a / an / the / x) boy. l. I am (a / an / the / x) teacher
c. Bob and Jake are (a / an / the / x) brothers. m. Norman is (a / an / the / x) singer.
d. Dylan is (a / an / the / x) architect. n. This is (a / an / the / x) horse.
e. Garfield is (a / an / the / x) old cat. o. (a / an / the / x) sun is yellow.
f. Julie is (a / an / the / x) honest woman. p. Dilma is (a / an / the / x) president of Brazil.
g. Mike is (a / an / the / x) 24 years old. q. (a / an / the / x) Brazil is a big country.
h. My family and I are from (a / an / the / x) NY. r. UFRGS is (a / an / the / x) university.
i. The shirt is (a / an / the / x) uniform. s. (a / an / the / x) rain is heavy. I need (a / an / the / x)
j. The clock is (a / an / the / x) hour late. umbrella.
3. Answer the questions below. Use I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE or THEY in the answers.
E.g.: Are your friends students?
Yes, they are students.
a. Are you a student? h. Is Barack Obama the president of the USA?

b. Am I a detective? i. Are you British?

c. Is Angelina an actress? j. Are Tony Ramos and your teacher Brazilian?

d. Is Harry Potter an engineer? k. Are you an astronaut?

e. Is Scooby Doo a dog? l. Is Hebe Camargo from Canada?

f. Are Tom and Jerry friends? m. Are Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt married?

g. Are your father and you friends? n. Is Snoopy a cat?

4. Make questions for the answers, as in a dialogue.


E.g.: Is Pelé a soccer player? Yes. Pelé is a soccer payer.

a. ? Yes, Julie is from Rio de Janeiro.


b. ? Yes, my mother and I are teachers.
c. ? No, Bob Dylan is not an actor.
d. ? Yes, the cat is black.
e. ? No, Sam and Sammy are not brothers.
f. ? No, Bill and you are not 7 years old.
g. ? Yes, I am happy.
h. ? No, you are not an English teacher.
5. Put the correct form of the Verb To Be (am, is, are).
a. He a good student. j. The dogs black.
b. John at the club. k. That a table.
c. This a pen. l. Bananas _ yellow.
d. Susy and I friends. m. I a student.
e. The house big. n. The day beautiful today.
f. She and I women. o. Henry and John friends.
g. They _ _ friends. p. He and Peter good students.
h. We students. q. The car and the bus red.
i. I from Brazil. r. Mr. Smith a good man.

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