Singular and Plural Nounsand

Articles

Noun = 명사• A noun is:personplacething

• Singular = one

• A doctor• An elephant• A pen

• Plural = Many

Two doctorsSome schoolsA lot of pens

Articles

• An article is placed before a singular noun

• Common articles are:• A• An• The

• If the noun begins with a consonant (자음 )• Use: A

A doctorA penA student

• If the noun begins with a vowel (모음 )• Use: An

An elephantAn engineerAn egg

Plural Nouns

• We DON’T use articles with plural nouns

We add ‘S’ ‘ES’ or ‘IES’

2 doctors3 watchesSome babies

Some exceptions:

Singular• A man• A woman• A child• A foot• A tooth• A fish• A sheep

Plural• Men• Women• Children• Feet• Teeth• Fish• Sheep

The

We use the in the second sentence.

This is a book. The book is on the table

The

Use the when there is only one

Who is she?

What’s her job?

How many presidents in Korea?

The President