this slide contain information about plural nouns and their types. Rules for the plural. Total 9 roles s mentioned

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2. GRADE
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3. LESSON OBJECTIVES
 Learn to identify the nouns in sentences.
 Learn about the plural nouns with examples.
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Display a picture to the students and ask to make three sentences based on it.

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The sentences could be:
1. A kid is skiing.
2. Two kids are making an ice sculpture.
3. Three kids are playing with each other.

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While the noun in the first sentence denotes one thing, the nouns in the next two sentences
more than one things.

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One of the most important and inevitable part
of a sentence is the subject.
In all the three above sentences, the subjects
are, as usual, nouns.
But there is a change in form of the noun in all
the three sentences. In the first sentence the
noun is kid and in the subsequent sentences, it
is kids.

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When a noun denotes one person or thing, it is
said to be in the singular number, like;
Boy, girl ,bird, book, tree, car, etc.

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When a noun denotes more than one person or
thing, it is said to be in the plural number, like;
Boys, girls, birds, books, trees, cars, etc.

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Even with this basic knowledge of singular and
plural nouns, there may arise some
nouns, there may arise some complications
while changing a singular noun to its plural form.
That is why it is important to keep in mind
is why it is important to keep in mind certain
rules while forming the plural nouns from their
singular counterparts.

11. Rule 1:
Most nouns generally take their plural form
by adding -s to the singular, like;
 Boy, boys
 Girl, girls
 Book, books
 Pen, pens
 Car, cars
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 Buffalo, buffaloes
Nouns ending in -s, -sh, -ch, or -x and most
nouns ending in -o usually form their plural by
adding -es to the singular, like;
 Class, classes
 Watch, watches
 Dish, dishes
 Box, boxes
Rule 2:

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 Mango, mangoes
 Potato, potatoes
 Hero, heroes
Rule 3:

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There are a few nouns ending in -o that form
plural merely by adding -s to the singular, like;
 Piano, pianos
 Dynamo, dynamos
 Kilo, kilos
 Photo, photos
 Commando, commandos
Rule 4:

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Nouns ending in -y, when preceded by a
consonant, form their plural by changing -y
into -i and adding -es, like ;
 Lady, ladies
 Baby, babies
 Army, armies
 Story, stories
 City, cities
Rule 5:

16. There are nouns ending in -f or -fe that form
their plural by changing -f or -fe into v and
adding -es. They are;
 Thief, thieves
 Life, lives
 Half, halves
 Loaf, loaves
 Wife, wives
Rule 6:
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 Knife, knives
 Calf, calves
 Wolf, wolves
 Shelf, shelves
 Leaf, leaves
 Self, selves
Rule 7:

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But nouns like scarf, dwarf, hoof, and wharf
take either -s or -ves in the plural;
 Dwarfs or dwarves
 Scarfs or scarves
 Wharfs or wharves
 Hoofs or hooves
Rule 8:

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Most other words ending in -f or -fe take their
plural form by adding -s, like;
 Chief, chiefs
 Gulf, gulfs
 Safe, safes
 Cliff, cliffs
 Proof, proofs
 Handkerchief, handkerchiefs
Rule 9:

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 List out some nouns that form their plurals by adding -s.

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Ans:
 Boy, boys
 Girl, girls
 Book, books
 Pen, pens
 Car, cars
 List out some nouns that form their plurals by adding -s.

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 List out some nouns that form their plurals by adding –ies.

23. Ans:
 Lady, ladies
 Baby, babies
 Army, armies
 Story, stories
 City, cities
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 List out some nouns that form their plurals by adding –ies.

24. Choose any five nouns and frame grammatically sound sentences with their plural forms.
Mango, piano, chief, dwarf, pen, car, cycle, maid, apple.
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25. Find out the plural forms of the underlined nouns in the sentences.
a) Bookies
b) Books
c) Bookes
d) None of the above
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 This book is interesting.

26. Find out the plural forms of the underlined nouns in the sentences.
a) Bookies
b) Books
c) Bookes
d) None of the above
Ans: b
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 This book is interesting.

27. a) Thiefs
b) Thieves
c) Thievies
d) None of the above
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 The cops caught the thief.
Find out the plural forms of the underlined nouns in the sentences.

28.  The cops caught the thief.
a) Thiefs
b) Thieves
c) Thievies
d) None of the above
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Ans: b
Find out the plural forms of the underlined nouns in the sentences.

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