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Lesson 2 plurality of nouns
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- 3. A singular nounnames one person, place, or thing. Examples: Box hero visitor church child A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing. Examples: Boxes heroes visitors churches children
- 4. Here are somerules in forming the plural form of nouns: 1. The plural of most nouns is formed by adding –s to the singular. table – tables car – cars room – rooms 2.Add –es to form the plural of nouns that end in –s, -x, -ch, -sh, or -z. match – matches tax – taxes brush – brushes
- 5. 3. Nouns endingin –y preceded by a consonant, form the plural by changing –y to –i and add – es. city – cities dormitory – dormitories cherry – cherries Nouns ending in –y preceded by a vowel, form the plural by merely adding –s. toy – toys key – keys bay - bays
- 6. 4. Add –sto form the plural of some nouns that end in –f. roof – roofs belief – beliefs However, some nouns that end in –f or –fe, form their plural by changing –f or –fe to –ves. wife – wives self – selves knife – knives
- 7. 5. Nouns endingin –o preceded by a vowel, form the plural by adding –s. bamboo – bamboos folio – folios radio – radios Nouns ending in –o preceded by a consonant, form the plural by adding –es. volcano – volcanoes tomato – tomatoes potato - potatoes
- 8. Words pertaining tomusic that end in –o, form their plural by adding –s. piano – pianos solo – solos soprano - sopranos
- 9. 7. A fewnouns form their plural by an internal vowel change. man – men goose – geese child – children 8. The plural of numbers and letters is formed by adding apostrophe s (‘s). A – A’s 10 – 10’s 2 – 2’s
- 10. 9. Nouns thatare plural in form ( ending in –s) but singular in meaning. news Mathematics acoustics 10. Compound nouns form their plural by adding –s to the important word. editor-in-chief – editors-in-chief father-in-law – fathers-in-law court-martial – courts-martial
- 11. Let’s Practice! A.Write the plural form of each of the following singular nouns. 1. memo- __________ 2. typist- __________ 3. supply- __________ 4. G- __________ 5. wolf- __________ 6. policy- __________ 7. clown- __________ 8. branch- __________ 9. quiz- _________ 10. test- _________
- 12. B. What isthe correct plural form of the verb? 1. These (person) __________ are protesting against the president. 2. The (woman) __________ over there want to meet the manager. 3. My (child) __________ hate eating pasta. 4. I am ill. My (foot) __________ hurt. 5. Muslims kill (sheep) __________ in a religious celebration. 6. I clean my (tooth) __________ three times a day. 7. The (student ) __________ are doing the exercise right now.
- 13. 8. The (fish)__________ I bought is in the fridge. 9. They are sending some (man) __________ to fix the roof. 10. Most (houswife) __________ work more than ten hours a day at home. 11. Where did you put the (knife) __________ ? On the (shelf) __________ . 12.(Goose) __________ like water. 13.(Piano) __________ are expensive 14. Some (policeman) __________ came to arrest him. 15. Where is my (luggage) __________ ? In the car!
- 14. Quiz! ½ cw. Answerdirectly! No cheating, no using of cell phones. If you do so, you are automatically zero (0) in the quiz tonight.
- 15. Read the selectionthat follows. Pick out 15 singular nouns and give their corresponding plural forms. Muddy Road Tanzan and Ekido were once travelling down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling. Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection. “Come on, girl,” said Tanzan at once. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over the mud. Ekido did not speak again until the reached the lodging temple that night. Then he longer could not restrain himself. “As monks, we are prohibited to go near females,” he told Tanzan, “especially the young and lovely ones. Its dangerous, so why did you carry the girl at the bend?” “I left the girl there,” Tanzan said. “It seems you are still carrying her.”