This document provides information on singular and plural nouns in English at the elementary level. It discusses how most nouns form the plural by adding -s, but some ending in consonant + y change to -ies in the plural. It also lists some irregular plural nouns. Examples are given and an exercise has students write nouns in their plural form. Demonstrative pronouns like this, that, these and those are explained and examples of their use are provided, along with an exercise using the demonstratives. Finally, possessive adjectives like my and possessive pronouns like mine are defined and differentiated, with examples and an exercise.

1. English class 2
Elementary level
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Juan José Simón Pérez

2. SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
 La mayor parte de nombres forman el plural
añadiendo al final –s
Singular Plural
Book Books
Coin Coins
Flower Flowers

3. SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
 A los nombres terminados en -s,-ss,-sh,-x o –ch,
se les añade al final –es
Singular Plural
Class Classes
Box Boxes
Flash Flashes

4. SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
 Nombres terminados Singular Plural
en consonante +y
cambian –y por –ies City Cities
Library Libraries
Nombres terminados en vocal +y añaden -s
Singular Plural
Day Days
Key Keys

5. SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
 Los nombres irregulares tienen un plural
especial, hay que estudiarlos
Singular Plural
Foot Feet
Tooth Teeth
Man Men
Woman Women
Child Children
Mouse Mice

6. SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
Exercise. Write the following nouns in
plural.
1) Table
2) Mouse
3) Day
4) Child
5) Library
6) Woman
7) Tooth

7. SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
Exercise. Write the following nouns in
plural.
1) Table: tables
2) Mouse: mice
3) Day: days
4) Child: children
5) Library: libraries
6) Woman: women
7) Tooth: teeth

8. THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
This (éste/a/o): Para señalar cosas
cercanas en singular
That (aquel/lla, ese/a): Para señalar
cosas lejanas en singular
These (éstos/as): Para señalar cosas
cercanas en plural
Those (aquellos/as, esos/as): Para
señalar cosas lejanas en plural

9. THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
Uso en frases:
This/that + is (not) + person name or
possesive pronoun (+ noun):
This is your friend / That is Mike
These/those + are (not) + person names
or possesive pronoun + noun:
These are your friends / Those are your
pens.

10. THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
Examples:
This is Toni
These are Maria, Ricky and David
This is my book
That is our car
These are her books
Those are their friends

11. THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
Estructura en preguntas:
Is + this/that + personal name or
possesive pronoun + noun ?
Are + these/those + personal names or
possesive pronoun + noun ?
Is this Tony?
Are these your keys?
Are those his cousins?

12. THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
Exercise. Complete with demonstratives
(this, these, that, those)
1) Don’t do it like that, do it ____ way.
2) Take one of _____ books from that pile.
3) Everyone does it _____ present days.
4) Everyone did it in _____ past days.
5) Can you give me ______ pens from that
shelf?
6) Which do you like, this one or _____ one
7) I'm leaving ____ Tuesday.

13. THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
 Answers:
1) Don’t do it like that, do it THIS way.
2) Take one of THOSE books from that pile.
3) Everyone does it THESE present days.
4) Everyone did it in THOSE past days.
5) Can you give me THOSE pens from that
shelf?
6) Which do you like, this one or THAT one?
7) I'm leaving THIS Tuesday.

14. POSSESIVE POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES PRONOUNS
My: mí(s) Mine
Your: tú(s) Yours
His: su(s), de él. His
Her: su(s), de ella. Hers
Its: su(s)-objeto o animal- Its
Our: nuestro(s), nuestra(s) Ours
Your: vuestro(s), vuestra(s) Yours
Their: su(s), de ellos Theirs

15. POSSESIVE PRONOUNS
La única diferencia que tienen con los
adjetivos posesivos (my, your,his…) es
que los pronombres posesivos NO VAN
SEGUIDOS DEL NOMBRE.
Examples:
This isn’t my phone. It’s yours.
Those aren’t her books. They’re mine.
That’s a nice picture! Is it yours?

16. POSSESIVE PRONOUNS & ADJECTIVES
Exercise. Write possesive adjectives
(my…) or possesive pronouns (mine…)
1) This isn’t ______ laptop (you). It’s
_______ (I).
2) Tom and Lisa are with ______ friends
(they).
3) Those aren’t ______ letters (she), they’re
_____ (he) .
4) I like ______ job (we), is better than
______ . (they)

17. POSSESIVE PRONOUNS & ADJECTIVES
Answers:
1) This isn’t YOUR laptop. It’s MINE.
2) Tom and Lisa are with THEIR friends.
3) Those aren’t HER letters, they’re HIS.
4) I like OUR job, is better than THEIRS.

18. Thank you for your attention!