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1 - Basic English Grammar-1

This document discusses plural nouns and verbs in English. It notes that plural nouns typically end in -s and are used with plural verbs like "are". It provides examples of plural nouns like "cats" and "animals" used with the plural verb "are". It also discusses some irregular plural nouns like "cities" and "countries" that do not follow the typical pluralization pattern. Finally, it provides exercises for readers to identify singular and plural nouns and write the plural forms of sample nouns.

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1 - Basic English Grammar-1

This document discusses plural nouns and verbs in English. It notes that plural nouns typically end in -s and are used with plural verbs like "are". It provides examples of plural nouns like "cats" and "animals" used with the plural verb "are". It also discusses some irregular plural nouns like "cities" and "countries" that do not follow the typical pluralization pattern. Finally, it provides exercises for readers to identify singular and plural nouns and write the plural forms of sample nouns.

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1-4 Plural Nouns + Be

NOUN + ARE + NOUN Cats = a plural noun


(a) Cats are animals. are = a plural verb
animals = a plural noun

(b) SINGULAR: a cat, an animal Plural nouns end in -s.


PLURAL: cats, animals A and an are used only with singular nouns.

(c) SINGULAR: a city, a country Some singular nouns that end in -y have a special
PLURAL: cities, countries plural form: They omit the -y and add -ies.*

NOUN and NOUN + ARE+ NOUN Two nouns connected by and are followed by are.
(d) Canada and China are countries. In (d): Canada is a singular noun. China is a singular
(e) Dogs noun. They are connected by and. Together they are
and cats are animals.
plural, i.e., "more than one."

*See Chart 3-5, p. 69, for more information about adding -sl-es to words that end in -y.

0 Exercise 14. Looking at grammar. (Charts 1-3 and 1-4)


Look at each noun. Is it singular or p lural? Ch oose the correct answer.
1. animals one two or more
2. a dog one two or more
3. a city one two or more
4. cities one two or more
5. an island on e two or more
6. languages one two or more
7. a coun try one two or more

0 Exercise 15. Looking at grammar. (Charts 1-3 and 1-4)


Write the plural form.

1. a book books 4. an eraser

2. a textbook 5. a pen

3. a pencil 6. a dictionary

..:::::: a pencil
"
a n eraser

8 CHAPTER 1

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