Use of Am, Is, Are

A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea.

Example: boy, girl, notebook, pencil, tree, football, story etc.

A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

Example: boys, girls, notebooks, pencils, trees, footballs, stories etc.

Use of ‘Am’

Use ‘Am’ with the first person pronoun I.

Example:

1. I am a student.

2. I am a boy.

3. I am a painter.

4. I am happy.

Use of ‘is’

Use ‘is’ when the subject is a singular noun or a third person singular pronoun i.e. he, she and it.

Example:

1. He is my best friend.

2. Ayush is an intelligent boy.

3. It is a cat.

4. She is beautiful.

Use of ‘are’

Use ‘are’ when the subject is a plural noun or plural pronoun i.e. they, you, we.

Example:

1. You are great.

2. Boys are playing in the park.

3. They are watching movie.

4. We are children.