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SingularandPluralNouns
Anounnamesaperson,place,thing,oridea.
Usually,thefirstpageofagrammarbooktellsyouaboutnouns.Nounsgivenamesofconcreteor
abstractthingsinourlives.Asbabieslearn"mom,""dad,"or"milk"astheirfirstword,nounsshould
bethefirsttopicwhenyoustudyaforeignlanguage.
Forthepluralformofmostnouns,adds.
bottlebottles
cupcups
pencilpencils
deskdesks
stickerstickers
windowwindows
Fornounsthatendinch,x,s,orssounds,addes.
boxboxes
watchwatches
mossmosses
busbuses
Fornounsendinginforfe,changeftovandaddes.
wolfwolves
wifewives
leafleaves
lifelives
Somenounshavedifferentpluralforms.
childchildren
womanwomen
manmen
mousemice
goosegeese
Nounsendinginvowelslikeyorodonothavedefiniterules.
babybabies
toytoys
kidneykidneys
potatopotatoes
memomemos
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memomemos
stereostereos
Afewnounshavethesamesingularandpluralforms.
sheepsheep
deerdeer
seriesseries
speciesspecies
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[Quiz1.1]
Choosethecorrectformofthenounineachsentence.
1)Ihavethree(child,children).
2)Therearefive(man,men)andone(woman,women).
3)(Baby,Babies)playwithbottlesastoys.
4)Iputtwobig(potato,potatoes)inthelunchbox.
5)Afewmenwear(watch,watches).
6)Iputa(memo,memos)onthedesk.
7)Isawa(mouse,mice)runningby.
8)Therearefew(bus,buses)ontheroadtoday.
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