English class 2

Elementary level

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Juan José Simón Pérez

SINGULAR VS. PLURAL

Most nouns change to plural by adding –s

Singular Plural

Book Books

Coin Coins

Flower Flowers

SINGULAR VS. PLURAL

To all nouns finshed in -s,-ss,-sh,-x o –ch, we add them –es

Singular Plural

Class Classes

Box Boxes

Flash Flashes

SINGULAR VS. PLURAL

Nouns finished in consonant +y

change –y por –ies

Singular Plural

City Cities

Library Libraries

Nouns finished in vowel +y

add -sSingular Plural

Day Days

Key Keys

SINGULAR VS. PLURAL

Irregular nouns have got special plural.

Study them:

Singular Plural

Foot Feet

Tooth Teeth

Man Men

Woman Women

Child Children

Mouse Mice

SINGULAR VS. PLURAL

Exercise. Write the following nouns in plural.

1) Table

2) Mouse

3) Day

4) Child

5) Library

6) Woman

7) Tooth

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

THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE

This: To talk about single things which are near the speaker (singular + near)

That : To talk about single things which are far from the speaker (singular + far)

These: To talk about several things which are near the speaker (plural + near)

Those: To talk about several things which are near the speaker (plural + far)

THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE

Some uses in sentences: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.

THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE

Examples:

This is Toni

These are Susan, Mike and John

This is my book

That is our car

These are her books

Those are their friends

THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE

Structure with the verb to BE: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?

THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSEExercise. 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.

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.

THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

MyYourHisHerItsOurYourTheir

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

MineYoursHisHersItsOursYoursTheirs

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

They are the same as possesive adjectives, with the difference that they are not followed by a noun.

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?

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS & ADJECTIVES

Exercise. Write possessive adjectives (my…) or possessive 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)

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.

Thank you for your attention!