Japanese Declarative, Extistence, and Negative Statments with です・います・あります

JAPANESE 2 STUDENTS COMPLETE THESE NOTES AND PROBLEMS FOR A STAMP (12/02/15) 

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BASIC DECLARATIVE SENTENCES USING です:

FORMULA:  N１　は　N２　です。

N１　＝　noun one
N２　＝　noun two
です　＝　to be, am, is, are

SOME SILLY EXAMPLES FROM STUDENTS:

ルーはきです。Roo is a tree.

つのはむしです。The horn is an insect.

ねこはそらです。The cat is the sky.

いぬはねこです。The dog is a cat.

ねこはワンちゃんです。The cat is a puppy.

いしゃはそらです。The doctor is sky.

うおはいしゃです。The fish is a doctor.

ばけものはたまごです。The monster is an egg.

わにはふねです。The alligator is a boat.

ねこはむしです。The cat is a bug.

ノートはおちゃです。The notebook is tea.

TALKING ABOUT THINGS/PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE/THERE:

います　　＝　to be/to exist (living things)
Use for sentences such as "My friend is here."

あります　＝　to be/to exist (non-living things)
Use for sentences such as "I have two pencils."

EXAMPLE SENTENCES - THERE IS/THERE ARE, POSITIVE & NEGATIVE:

ひと　が　います　　　　　There are people (around).
ひと　が　いません　　　　There aren't any people (around/here).

ほん　が　あります　　　　There is a book.
ほん　が　ありません　　　There isn't a book (here).

EXAMPLE SENTENCES - DECLARATIVE SENTENCES, POSITIVE & NEGATIVE:

ねこ　です。　　　　　　　It is a cat.
ねこ　じゃ　ありません。　It is not a cat.

ほし　です。　　　　　　　It is a star.
ほし　じゃ　ありません　　It is not a star.

PRACTICE PROBLEMS - TRANSLATE TO JAPANESE:

1) My uncle is here.
2) There is no more juice.
3) That is not a dog.
4) That person (over there) is not a doctor.