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Área Académica: Licenciatura en Turismo
Tema: Nouns: Singular-Plural
Materia: Inglés I
Docente: E. en D. Fernando Benitez Leal
Periodo: Julio-Diciembre 2015
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Topic: Nouns: Singular-Plural
Abstract:In this slides the student will learn how to change the singular nouns to plural nouns. Keywords: Noun, Singular, Plural Grammar, A125/07/15
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SINGULAR-PLURAL Nouns
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Regular Nouns
• Most nouns take -s in the plural.
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Bag Bags
Pen Pens
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Regular Nouns
• Nouns ending in -ss, -s, -ch, -sh, -x, take -es in the plural.
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Box Boxes
Watch Watches
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Regular Nouns
• Nouns ending in a consonant + y, drop the -y and take -ies in the plural.
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Country Countries
Cherry Cherries
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Regular Nouns
• Nouns ending in a vowel + y, take -s in the plural.
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Toy Toys
Boy Boys
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Regular Nouns
• Nouns ending in -f or -fe drop the -f or -fe and take -ves in the plural.
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BUTKnife Knives Cliff Cliffs
Loaf Loaves Roof Roofs
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Regular Nouns
• Nouns ending in -o take -es in the plural.
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BUT
Tomato Tomatoes Radio Radios
Potato Potatoes Photo Photos
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PronunciationThe suffix of the plural is pronounced:
• /s/ when the noun ends in a /f/, /k/, /θ/, /p/, or /t/ sound.
Books, Clocks, Cats
• /iz/ when the noun ends in a /s/, /ks/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /dʒ/, /z/, or /ʒ/ sound.
Torches, Bridges, Buses
• /z/ when the noun ends in any other sound.
Tables, Sofas, Mirrors
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Irregular Nouns
• Some nouns have irregular plural form. These are:
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Singular Plural Singular Plural
Man Men Mouse Mice
Woman Women Goose Geese
Tooth Teeth Deer Deer
Child Children Ox Oxen
Person People Fish Fish
Foot Feet Sheep Sheep
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References
H.Q., M. (2009). Traveller Elementary. USA: MM Publications.
Hobbs, M., & Keddle, J. (2010). For Real Elementary. London: Helbling Languages.
Evans , V., & Dooley, J. (2000). Enterprise Grammar 1. Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom: Express Publishing .
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Para citar este trabajo utiliza:
Benitez, F. (2015). Nouns: Singular-Plural. [Diapositivas de Power Point]. Recuperado de: http://es.slideshare.net/fhertown
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