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      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.