NOUNS

2013LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGES DEPARTMENTHUMANITIES AND EDUCATIONSCIENCES FACULTYUMSA

NOUNS THE USE OF PLURALS

THE PLURAL FORMS

THE USE OF SSThe plural is formed by adding final -S to a noun.CASE N 1SongCarDogGameSongsCarsDogsGames

SINGULARPLURAL

THE USE OF ESESThe plural is formed by adding final -ES in words that end in:CASE N 2BoxBusFlash

BoxesBusesFlashes

SINGULARPLURAL-sh, -ch, -s, -z and x.

THE USE OF ESESThe plural is formed by adding final -ES to nouns that end in o.CASE N 4EchoHeroPotatoTomatoEchoesHeroesPotatoesTomatoes

SINGULARPLURAL

THE USE OF IESIESWhen a noun ends in y you have to change the y by i and then you add theES.CASE N 3

BabyTryLady

BabiesTriesLadies

SINGULARPLURAL

THE USE OF -VES Some nouns that end in -F or FE are changed to -VES to form the plural.CASE N 5

ThiefKnifeLifeSelfWolf

ThievesKnivesLivesSelvesWolves

SINGULARPLURAL-VES

IRREGULAR NOUNSSome nouns have irregular plural forms that do not end in SCASE N 6

Man Woman Child Ox Foot Goose Mouse Louse

Men Women Children Oxen Feet Geese Mice Lice SINGULARPLURAL

IRREGULAR NOUNSSome nouns have irregular plural forms that do not end in S.CASE N 7CriterionPhenomenonCriteriaPhenomenaSINGULARPLURAL

IRREGULAR NOUNSSome nouns that end in -us you have to change by adding i at the end.CASE N 8CactusStimulusSillabusNucleusFungusCactiStimuliSilabiNucleiFungiSINGULARPLURAL

IRREGULAR NOUNSSome nouns that end in -a you have to add -e in the end.CASE N 9FormulaVertebraFormulaeVertebraeSINGULARPLURAL

IRREGULAR NOUNSSome nouns have irregular plural forms that do not end in SCASE N 10AppendixIndexAppendicesIndexesSINGULARPLURAL

IRREGULAR NOUNSIn this type of nouns you to change the is by es at the end of the noun.CASE N 11AnalysisBasisCrisisHypothesisParenthesisAnalisesBasesCrisesHypothesesParenthesesSINGULARPLURAL

IRREGULAR NOUNSIn some nouns that end in -um you have to change it by -a. CASE N 12BacteriumCurriculumDatumMediumMemorandumBacteriaCurriculaDataMediaMemorandaSINGULARPLURAL

SINGULAR NOUNS THAT DO NOT CHANGE IN PLURAL Some nouns have the same singular and plural form:CASE N 13One deerOne sheepOne speciesOne series

Two deer.Three sheep.Four species.Five series.

SINGULARPLURAL

PROFESSOR: AMERICO PINEDA VLEARNERS: JIMENA QUISPE P. CESAR VILLCA Q. 2013LA PAZ-BOLIVIA