to be/be/verb to be (questions)

A. Remember these questions?
     What is be?
     What are to be?
     What does to be mean?
     What to be does the subject I take?
     What is the short form of  I am?
     What is the position of the to be in a sentence?
     When do we use the to be?
Great, you're done with it very well.

B. To make a question using am/is/are, is simply easy.
     What you have got to do is..
     inverting the sbujects of the sentence with am/is/are
sentence                                     question
     I     am                                        Am     I...?

  he                                                           he...?
she     is                                           Is    she...?
  it                                                              it...?

we                                                           we...?
you    are                                        Are  you...?
they                                                       they...?

• Am I late again?   No, you're in time.
• Is your father at work?   No, he's at home at the moment.
• Are your parents at home? No, they're out. (they're not at home)
• Is the weather  nice today?
• Your shoes are nice. Are they expensive?

We say:
- Is your father at work? / Is he at work?   (not  'Is at work your father?')
- Are your shoes new? / Are they new?     (not  Are new your shoes?')

C. Where ... ? / What ... ? / Who ... ? / Why ... ? / When ... ? / Which ... ? / Whose ... ? / How ... ?

• Where are you from?   Are you from Serang?          
• What colour are your eyes?   It's blue.
• Who is she?   Is she our class mate?
• Why is Lucy angry?   Is she angry with them?  
• When are you up?   Are you up early?
•  When is your birthday?   Is today your birthday?
• Which book is yours?   Mine is new.
• Whose pen is this?   That's Ben's
• How are your parents? Are they fine?
• How much are those shoes? Are they made in Indonesia?

D. Short answers

     Yes, I am.          ><   No, I'm not.

     

              he                              he's                                 he

     Yes, she is.         ><   No, she's    not.     or     No,  she    isn't

               it                                it's                                  it

               we                             we're                               we

     Yes,  you   are.   ><   No,  you're not.     or     No,   you  aren't

              they                          they're                             they

• Are you bored?   Yes, I am.
• Are you hungry?   No, I'm not but I'm thirsty.
• Is your friend Sundanese?   Yes, he is.
• Are these your keys?   Yes, they are.
• That's my seat.   No, it isn't.
• Lucy isn't interested in politics.   Yes, she is.
• Is your car blue?   Yes, it is.

E. Short form

     The short form of  'what is'  is what's

     The short form of  'who is'   is who's

     The short form of  'where is'  is where's
     The short form of  'when is'  is when's
     The short form of  'how is'  is how's

• What's the time?   It's 11 o'clock now.
• Who's that girl?   That's my sister.
• Where's Jill?   She's not in.
• When's our turn?   It's not now.
• How's your father?  He's very well.

    I thank you very much for reading it. I hope your knowledge to elevate.