Amanda Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Am vs. is
Why is the statement ......"I is a student" not correct but "I am a student" correct?
Does this have something to do with the 8 forms of Be? If so, where can I learn more about when to use the 8 forms of Be. Thank you. - Mandie
Does this have something to do with the 8 forms of Be? If so, where can I learn more about when to use the 8 forms of Be. Thank you. - Mandie
Top answer
"I is" is incorrect and "I am" is correct AXIOMATICALLY. That is - it's a rule you have to learn, not a consequence. Where can you learn more?
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"I is" is incorrect and "I am" is correct AXIOMATICALLY. That is - it's a rule you have to learn, not a consequence.
Where can you learn more? Right here...
I am
You are
He is
She is
One is
It is
We are
They are
No-one is
Nobody is
Nothing is
Someone is
Something is
Anybody is
Anything is
Everybody is
Where can you learn more? Right here...
I am
You are
He is
She is
One is
It is
We are
They are
No-one is
Nobody is
Nothing is
Someone is
Something is
Anybody is
Anything is
Everybody is
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The exception is a non-count noun such as water, cake, bread, etc. These nouns are always treated as singular i.e. "water is refreshing", "cake is delicious", "bread is made by bakers".
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That's not an exception. Nouns which are being used as non-count nouns, by definition, can never be plural.
But - as I'm sure most of us realize - a noun can be count or non-count DEPENDING ON HOW IT IS USED.
So:
"That cake IS delicious" = correct - count noun, singular
"Those cakes ARE delicious" = correct - count noun, plural
"Cake IS delicious" = correct - ma
But - as I'm sure most of us realize - a noun can be count or non-count DEPENDING ON HOW IT IS USED.
So:
"That cake IS delicious" = correct - count noun, singular
"Those cakes ARE delicious" = correct - count noun, plural
"Cake IS delicious" = correct - ma
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