The document provides examples of plural and singular forms in English. It lists rules for forming plurals of nouns and discusses compound nouns and their plural forms. Examples are given of sentences that are grammatically correct or incorrect regarding plural forms. The document focuses on teaching English grammar concepts related to plural nouns, verbs, and compound words.

1. 23 (Numbers)
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2. 2

3. 1. s es
child children
man
men
woman women
foot feet
tooth teeth
moues mice
fish
fish
deer
deer
sheep sheep

4. 2.
all, some,
most, several,
a number of,
many, (a)few,
etc.
Example verb
a b c
Some animal, such as earthworms and
birds, have organs celled gizzards for
the grinding d foods.
of
a animal animals v. have

5. 3.
compound noun
Compound noun
2
travel agent, dinner
party, house cat
s
travel agents, dinner
parties, house cats.
They went for a six-mile walk.
(mile adj. n. walk
s)
They walk six miles. (miles
)

6. Example
The U.S. president serves a maximum of
two four-year terms.
a b c d
d four-years
four-year adj.

7. 4. hundred, thousand
million
hundreds of
dollars, millions of dollars
s seven
thousand, five million dollars
Example
a b c d
Thousand of antibiotics have been developed,
but only about 30 are in common use today.
a Thousand Thousands
of
s thousand

8. Test 23
Direction: choose the
underlined part that is
grammatically wrong.

9. a b
1. Some plant product irritating poisons
that can affect a person even if he or
c d
she merely brushes against them.
a plant plants
some

10. a b c
2. Fuji, an active volcano on the
island of Kyoto, usually has one
d
eruptions every three years.
c eruptions
eruption one

11. a b c
3. One of the most beautiful state
capitol is the Utah State
d
Capitol, located in Salt Lake City.
c capitol capitols
hundreds of dollars, millions of
dollar

12. a b c d
4. As childs grow older, their bones
become thicker and longer.
a childs children

13. a b
5. Some encyclopedias deal with
c specific fields, such as music or
d
philosophy, and provide informations
only on subject.
d informations
information

14. a b
6. Raymond Chandler’s detectives
stories are admired both by
critics and general d
c readers.
a detectives detective
compound noun s

15. a b c d
7. The U.S. president serves a
maximum of two four-years terms.
d four-years four
year compound noun s

16. a b c
8. Thousand of antibiotics have been
developed, but only about thirty are
d
in common use today.
a Thousand Thousands

17. a b c d
9. In 1792 a corporation constructed a
60-miles toll road from Philadelphia
to Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
c 60-miles 60 miles

18. a b c
10. Publishers of modern
encyclopedias employ hundreds of
d
specialists and large editorials
staffs.
d editorials editorial
compound noun s

19. a b
11. The Farallon Islands are a group of
uninhabited islands lying about 40 mile
c d
west of san Francisco.
d 40 mile 40 miles
s

20. a b
12. Originally the language of the great
Inca Empire, Quechua, was the most
c
widely spoken of all the American
d
Indian language.
d language
languages all

21. a b c
13. Adult humans have more than a
trillions cells in their bodies.
d
b trillions trillion
compound noun

22. a b
14. Phytoplankton is found only in the
upper layers of the ocean, where
c d
sunlights can reach.
d sunlights sunlight

23. a
15. Mary Roberts Rinehart’s mystery
stories have lever plots and a blends
b c d
of horror and humor.
b blends blend
a

24. Thank
you