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QUICK REVIE
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WHAT IS A NOUN?A person, place, thing, or idea
WHAT IS A COMMON NOUN?
WHAT IS A PROPER NOUN?
Any person, place, thing, or idea
A specific person, place, thing, or idea
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WAIT! YOU’RE NOT DONE
WITH NOUNS YET. THERE IS
SO MUCH MORE TO LEARN
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WHAT ABOUT SINGULAR AND
PLURAL NOUNS??WHAT IS A SINGULAR NOUN YOU ASK?
O.K. THEN WHAT IS A PLURAL NOUN?
One person, place, thing or idea
More than one person, place, thing, or idea
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SINGULAR NOUNS PLURAL NOUNS
cow
wolf
bench lady
potato sheep
cowswolves
benches ladies
potatoes shee
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SOUND SIMPLE ENOUGH, RIGHT?
NOT SO FAST…THERE ARE 7 DIFFERENT
WAYS TO CHANGE A NOUN FROM SINGULAR
TO PLURAL
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RULE #1For most nouns, the plural is formed simply by adding an s.
Examples:
Singular Plural•car cars•dog dogs•book books
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RULE #2For nouns that end in s, x, sh, or ch, the plural is formed by adding an es.Examples:
Singular Plural•bus buses•tax taxes•dish dishes•couch couches
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RULE #3For nouns that end in a consonant and a y, the plural is formed by changing the y to i adding an es.
Examples:
Singular Plural•lady ladies•fry fries•fly flies
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RULE #4For many nouns that end in f or fe, the plural is formed by changing to ves.
Examples:
Singular Plural•wolf wolves•calf calves•half halves
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RULE #5For nouns that end in o, the plural is formed by either adding an s or es.
Examples:
Singular Plural•kangaroo kangaroos•potato potatoes
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RULE #6Some nouns do not change in the plural form.
Examples:
Singular Plural•sheep sheep•deer deer•moose moose
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RULE #7Some nouns change their form completely to become plural.
Examples:
Singular Plural•mouse mice•man men•goose geese
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NOW LET’S PRACTICE!Change the following nouns to plural. Singular Plural
•foot•piano•spy•brush•child•leaf•thief•woman
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NOW LET’S PRACTICE!Change the following nouns to plural. Singular Plural
•foot feet•piano pianos•spy spies•brush brushes•child children•leaf leaves•thief thieves•woman women