ENGLISH TEST 10 Questions - TO BE - Basic Level Quiz -Spoken Questions and Answers

Описание: American English Test - Hear questions and answers spoken by a native speaker.
Improve your English with this test on the verb to be. Also learn to use the expression "to be in charge". Verb agreement with the indefinite pronoun "anything" . Is "who" singular or plural in a question? Verb agreement with"how much" and 'how many" and countable and uncountable nouns.
1:20 What verb do we use with "anything"? The indefinite pronoun "anything" always takes a singular verb
2:14 What does the expression "in charge" mean? The expression "in charge" means having control of, or responsibility for something.
2:21 What verb is used with "who"? When "who" is used to ask a question, we always use a singular verb, unless there are people named in the question. Then we can use a plural verb. But if no one is named we must use a singular verb, such as is or was.
3:45 What verb is used with "how many"? We use many to talk about countable nouns. Many takes a plural verb, such as are or were. If instead the question was "how much", we would use a singular verb. We use "much" to talk about uncountable nouns. Uncountable nouns always take a singular verb.
4:38 Why is the adjective after the noun? Don't adjectives go before the noun? This type of question, with the adjective after the noun, is very common. Let me show you why this is correct. The affirmative sentence would be "these towels are clean". To form a question we must invert the subject and the verb: "Are these towels clean?"