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'Your friends' is plural, so we use 'Are': Are your friends interested in cooking?","Are your classmates interested in hiking?",[57],{"id":58,"blankNumber":9,"options":59},"019ed45f-48cb-750f-a34f-8e4e6448adc8",[60,62,64],{"id":61,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019ed45f-48cb-7423-a34f-8e4e6287fd75",{"id":63,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019ed45f-48cb-745f-a34f-8e4e6327aabc",{"id":65,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019ed45f-48cb-748f-a34f-8e4e635ae922",{"id":67,"sentenceTemplate":68,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":69,"exampleSentence":70,"blanks":71},"019ed45f-48cb-768f-a34f-8e4e66d06cfa","Is bird watching a popular hobby in your country? - Yes, it __1__.","In a short answer to an 'Is...' question about a singular thing, we say 'Yes, it is.' We repeat the same form of 'be' used in the question.","- Is cycling popular here? - Yes, it is.",[72],{"id":73,"blankNumber":9,"options":74},"019ed45f-48cb-764f-a34f-8e4e66c9b55a",[75,77,79],{"id":76,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019ed45f-48cb-75db-a34f-8e4e65cb6851",{"id":78,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019ed45f-48cb-7603-a34f-8e4e65f40002",{"id":80,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019ed45f-48cb-762b-a34f-8e4e66a6da07",{"id":82,"sentenceTemplate":83,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":84,"exampleSentence":85,"blanks":86},"019d09f7-748c-7082-a271-6f574b4b10a0","Swimming and cycling __1__ my two favorite sports.","We use 'are' with plural subjects. 'Swimming and cycling' is more than one activity, so we use 'are'.","Swimming and cycling are my two favorite sports.",[87],{"id":88,"blankNumber":9,"options":89},"019d09f7-748c-7046-a271-6f574af10daf",[90,92,94],{"id":91,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d09f7-748b-7f70-a4f4-3cd08d0e21a8",{"id":93,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d09f7-748b-7f98-a4f4-3cd08de45096",{"id":95,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d09f7-748c-701e-a271-6f574a00b338",{"id":97,"sentenceTemplate":98,"displayOrder":99,"explanation":100,"exampleSentence":101,"blanks":102},"019ed45f-48cb-778f-a34f-8e4e69557081","Are you good at drawing? - No, I __1__.",3,"In a negative short answer with 'I', we use 'am not'. Note that 'amn't' is not standard English, so the full form 'am not' is used here.","- Are you good at painting? - No, I am not.",[103],{"id":104,"blankNumber":9,"options":105},"019ed45f-48cb-774f-a34f-8e4e68db44bd",[106,109,112],{"id":107,"optionText":108,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019ed45f-48cb-76db-a34f-8e4e672b16b5","am not",{"id":110,"optionText":111,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019ed45f-48cb-7703-a34f-8e4e678540d7","are not",{"id":113,"optionText":114,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019ed45f-48cb-772f-a34f-8e4e68497d05","is not",{"id":116,"sentenceTemplate":117,"displayOrder":118,"explanation":119,"exampleSentence":120,"blanks":121},"019d09f7-748c-7246-a271-6f5751578468","My brother __1__ really good at drawing cartoons.",4,"We use 'is' with singular subjects like 'my brother'.","My brother is really good at drawing cartoons.",[122],{"id":123,"blankNumber":9,"options":124},"019d09f7-748c-720e-a271-6f5750ab8a83",[125,127,129],{"id":126,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d09f7-748c-71ae-a271-6f574f0252ea",{"id":128,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d09f7-748c-71ce-a271-6f574ffcdc5d",{"id":130,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d09f7-748c-71ee-a271-6f57508f7a5f",{"id":132,"sentenceTemplate":133,"displayOrder":134,"explanation":135,"exampleSentence":136,"blanks":137},"019d09f7-748c-733a-a271-6f5753616828","We __1__ not interested in video games.",5,"We use 'are' with the subject 'we'. In negative sentences, we add 'not' after the verb 'be'.","We are not interested in video games.",[138],{"id":139,"blankNumber":9,"options":140},"019d09f7-748c-72fe-a271-6f5752a96189",[141,143,145],{"id":142,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d09f7-748c-729e-a271-6f57519e58e8",{"id":144,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d09f7-748c-72c2-a271-6f575252ef04",{"id":146,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d09f7-748c-72e2-a271-6f57526d4ee5",{"id":148,"sentenceTemplate":149,"displayOrder":150,"explanation":151,"exampleSentence":152,"blanks":153},"019d09f7-748c-7416-a271-6f5756f1b48f","Painting __1__ a relaxing hobby for many people.",6,"We use 'is' with singular subjects. 'Painting' is one activity, so we use 'is'.","Painting is a relaxing hobby for many people.",[154],{"id":155,"blankNumber":9,"options":156},"019d09f7-748c-73de-a271-6f5756dfaf69",[157,159,161],{"id":158,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d09f7-748c-737e-a271-6f5754523761",{"id":160,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d09f7-748c-739e-a271-6f57552ab72f",{"id":162,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d09f7-748c-73be-a271-6f57560ce1f3",{"id":164,"sentenceTemplate":165,"displayOrder":150,"explanation":166,"exampleSentence":167,"blanks":168},"019ed45f-48cb-7b07-a34f-8e4e72ca5dbf","I __1__ not a professional athlete, but running __2__ my favourite hobby.","With the subject 'I', we always use 'am'. With a singular noun subject like 'running', we use 'is'. Both blanks test different subject-verb agreement rules for 'be'.","I am not a chef, but cooking is my favourite hobby.",[169,178],{"id":170,"blankNumber":9,"options":171},"019ed45f-48cb-7a2f-a34f-8e4e6f9b024d",[172,174,176],{"id":173,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019ed45f-48cb-79cb-a34f-8e4e6e811632",{"id":175,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019ed45f-48cb-79ef-a34f-8e4e6eb20e39",{"id":177,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019ed45f-48cb-7a0f-a34f-8e4e6f3a2de5",{"id":179,"blankNumber":32,"options":180},"019ed45f-48cb-7acb-a34f-8e4e72514938",[181,183,185],{"id":182,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019ed45f-48cb-7a67-a34f-8e4e7019878a",{"id":184,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019ed45f-48cb-7a8b-a34f-8e4e70baf6da",{"id":186,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019ed45f-48cb-7aab-a34f-8e4e71905a44",{"id":188,"sentenceTemplate":189,"displayOrder":190,"explanation":191,"exampleSentence":192,"blanks":193},"019d09f7-748c-755a-a271-6f57595cb4f1","__1__ your sister a member of the chess club?",7,"In yes\u002Fno questions with third person singular subjects like 'your sister', we use 'is' at the beginning.","Is your sister a member of the chess club?",[194],{"id":195,"blankNumber":9,"options":196},"019d09f7-748c-751a-a271-6f5758913d17",[197,199,201],{"id":198,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d09f7-748c-7456-a271-6f5757bc421c",{"id":200,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d09f7-748c-747a-a271-6f575800cbc4",{"id":202,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d09f7-748c-749a-a271-6f57587d8854",{"id":204,"sentenceTemplate":205,"displayOrder":206,"explanation":207,"exampleSentence":208,"blanks":209},"019d09f7-748c-772e-a271-6f575e77e51a","I __1__ not very good at playing the guitar yet.",9,"We use 'am' with the subject 'I'. In negative sentences, we add 'not' after 'am'.","I am not very good at playing the guitar yet.",[210],{"id":211,"blankNumber":9,"options":212},"019d09f7-748c-76f2-a271-6f575d818508",[213,215,217],{"id":214,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d09f7-748c-7686-a271-6f575c12118e",{"id":216,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d09f7-748c-76b6-a271-6f575cc6bacf",{"id":218,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d09f7-748c-76d6-a271-6f575cdf92b0",{"title":220,"slug":221,"language":222},"Present Simple of \"be\"","present-simple-of-be","en"]