Personal Detail

1. PERSONAL DITAILS
Let's Learn!

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVE
• By the end of this unit, you will be able to :
• demonstrate your ability to do a personal introduction
• analyze the use of singular and plural nouns in a context

3. a. What are they doing?
b. What questions would they probably ask in the
conversation?

4. READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND
IDENTIFY THE SINGULAR-PLURAL NOUN
Sunan Ampel was among the nine Javanese
revered saints Wali Songo, credited for
spreading Islam in Java. The father of Sunan
Ampel was Maulana Malik Ibrahim. Sunan
Ampel was born in Champa (in present-day
central Vietnam); in 1401 CE. Sunan Ampel
married Nyi Gede Manila, the daughter
of a Chinese captain at Tuban named Gan
Eng Cu. Some sources suggest that Raden
Patah was the cousin of Sunan Ampel. Sunan
Ampel died in Demak in 1481 CE but is buried
in Ampel Mosque.

5. NOW, STATE TRUE OR FALSE!
• A singular noun means one thing.
• A plural noun means more than one thing.
• A final s or es is added to a noun to make it
plural.

6. READ THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES AND IDENTIFY THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS.
Singular Plural
The boy had a baseball in his hand. The boys were throwing baseballs back and
forth between bases.
My child prefers to wear a uniform Our children prefer to wear a uniform
That goose never seems to tire of jumpingin and out of the box. Those geese never tire of chasing oneanother in and out of
those boxes.
You stole my idea and did not give me anycredit. You stole my ideas and did not give me anycredit.