Verb "to be" in the present:
I am Mike. = My name is Mike.
You are Valerie. = Your name is Valerie.
He is Bruce. = His name is Bruce.
She is Helen. = Her name is Helen.
It is a monument. Its name is the Pyramid.
We are the Smith family. = Our name is Smith.
You are the Smith family. = Your name is Smith.
They are Mr. and Mrs. Smith. = Their name is Smith.
"Name" is the subject of all these sentences:
| My name |
is |
Mike.
|
| Your name | is | Valerie. |
His name | is | Bruce. | Her name | is | Helen. | Its name | is | the Pyramid. |
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Compare!
| Our name |
is |
Smith. |
| Your name | is | Smith. |
Their name | is | Smith. |
The subjects of these sentences are different: I, you, he, she, it; we, you, and they:
| I | am | Mike. |
| You | are | Valerie. |
He | is | Bruce. | She | is | Helen. | It | is | the Pyramid. |
| We | are | the Smiths. |
| You | are | the Smiths. |
They | are | the Smiths. |
What's your name? Say "My name is [your name!]"
Record!
Listen to yourself!
Look at this. Possessive adjectives:
My, your, his, her, its, our, their - Click to listen:
| My name
|
is |
Mike. |
| Your name
|
is | Valerie. |
His name |
is | Bruce. |
Her name
|
is | Helen. |
Its name |
is | the Pyramid. |
| Our name
| is | Smith. |
| Your name
|
is | Smith. |
Their name |
is
|
Smith.
|
Record!
Compare!
CONTRACTIONS
Use contractions. They are very common.
I am Mike = I'm Mike.
You are Valerie = You're Valerie.
He is Bruce. = He's Bruce.
She is Helen. = She's Helen.
It is the Pyramid. = It's the Pyramid.
We are the Smiths. = We're the Smiths.
They are the Smiths. = They're the Smiths.
My name is Mike. = My name's Mike.
Her name is Valerie. = Her name's Valerie.
His name is Bruce. = His name's Bruce.
Your name is John. = Your name's John.
