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WHAT IS A NOUN?A person, place, thing, or idea
WHAT IS A COMMON NOUN?
WHAT IS A PROPER NOUN?
Any person, place, thing, or idea
A specific person, place, thing, or idea
WAIT! YOU’RE NOT DONE
WITH NOUNS YET. THERE IS
SO MUCH MORE TO LEARN
WHAT ABOUT SINGULAR AND
PLURAL NOUNS??WHAT IS A SINGULAR NOUN YOU ASK?
O.K. THEN WHAT IS A PLURAL NOUN?
One person, place, thing or idea
More than one person, place, thing, or idea
SINGULAR NOUNS PLURAL NOUNS
cow
wolf
bench lady
potato sheep
cowswolves
benches ladies
potatoes shee
p
SOUND SIMPLE ENOUGH, RIGHT?
NOT SO FAST…THERE ARE 7 DIFFERENT
WAYS TO CHANGE A NOUN FROM SINGULAR
TO PLURAL
RULE #1For most nouns, the plural is formed simply by adding an s.
Examples:
Singular Plural•car cars•dog dogs•book books
RULE #2For nouns that end in s, x, sh, or ch, the plural is formed by adding an es.Examples:
Singular Plural•bus buses•tax taxes•dish dishes•couch couches
RULE #3For nouns that end in a consonant and a y, the plural is formed by changing the y to i adding an es.
Examples:
Singular Plural•lady ladies•fry fries•fly flies
RULE #4For many nouns that end in f or fe, the plural is formed by changing to ves.
Examples:
Singular Plural•wolf wolves•calf calves•half halves
RULE #5For nouns that end in o, the plural is formed by either adding an s or es.
Examples:
Singular Plural•kangaroo kangaroos•potato potatoes
RULE #6Some nouns do not change in the plural form.
Examples:
Singular Plural•sheep sheep•deer deer•moose moose
RULE #7Some nouns change their form completely to become plural.
Examples:
Singular Plural•mouse mice•man men•goose geese
NOW LET’S PRACTICE!Change the following nouns to plural. Singular Plural
•foot•piano•spy•brush•child•leaf•thief•woman
NOW LET’S PRACTICE!Change the following nouns to plural. Singular Plural
•foot feet•piano pianos•spy spies•brush brushes•child children•leaf leaves•thief thieves•woman women
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