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You must leave the furniture as it is. you mustn't move anything.

When can we use the verb to be at the end of sentence?

UPDATE:

The verb be is used in the following patterns:

  1. with a noun:

My mother is a teacher. Bill Clinton was the president of the US.

  1. with an adjective:

This soup is very tasty. The children were good.

2.1 with the -ing form to make the continuous aspect

We were walking down the street. Everything was wet. It had been raining for hours.

2.2 with the -ed form to make the passive voice

The house was built in 1890. The street is called Montagu Street. This car was made in Japan.

  1. with a prepositional phrase:

John and his wife are from Manchester. The flowers are on the table.

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In the above description, the to be verbs is followed by adjective or verb.

So, When can we use the verb to be without adjective or verb?

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    The question is too broad to answer. Please explain why and in what circumstances you think it might not be appropriate to end a sentence with "is".
    – Colin Fine
    Feb 16, 2017 at 22:06
  • The question was updated.
    – Shannak
    Feb 16, 2017 at 22:14

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When it is appropriate.

It is.

This is a correct sentence.

Is he home? Yes, he is.

These are correct sentences.

You can be here whenever I am.

This is a correct sentence. I am (here). The (here) is implied, and can be written, but it is not required.

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  • Thank you, What can we put between brackets in my case. "You must leave the furniture as it is (___)"
    – Shannak
    Feb 16, 2017 at 21:50
  • I misread your question. I used the parentheses to show the part of the sentence which is implied, but not written. Let me revise it to include "is" examples.
    – Davo
    Feb 16, 2017 at 21:53
  • So, When can we use the verb to be without adjective or verb? All you need is a subject and a verb. I am. You are. He is. They are.
    – Davo
    Feb 21, 2017 at 21:37

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