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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
  

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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?

— Rommie

  • "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 Everything is If any other word or phrase precedes is/are then you should use "is" if the word or phrase is singular, or "are" if the word or phrase is plural.
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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
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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
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