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Module on Nouns

Module on Nouns. Prof. Janet Nieves Grammar 1731. Adapted from Dr. Jean Rodriguez Interamerican University Guayama Campus. Instructions before starting the pre test activity: Answers will be pasted to a Word document and emailed to Prof. Nieves.

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Module on Nouns

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  1. Module on Nouns Prof. Janet Nieves Grammar 1731 Adapted from Dr. Jean Rodriguez Interamerican University Guayama Campus

  2. Instructions before starting the pre test activity: Answers will be pasted to a Word document and emailed to Prof. Nieves. Part I. MULTIPLE CHOICE • Read the following words carefully. The words are nouns. Then change them to their plural form by applying the rules and choosing the correct alternative. 1. infection • infectiones • infections • infectionies • infecctionnes PRE – TEST

  3. PRE – TEST • 4. monkey • monkeys • monkies • monkeyies • monkieys • 5. tax • taxies • texes • taxs • taxes • 2. cliff • clives • clifs • cliffs • Clivfes • 3. company • companyies • companies • companiees • companys

  4. Read the following sentences. There may be more than one plural noun in each sentence. Only one of them is irregular or special. Write the irregular or special plural noun in each sentence. • Joe helped the children paint their toys. • Are the sheep chasing the boys? • Babies who are one month old usually do not have teeth. • Always be careful of how you place knives on the tables. • The boxes were ruined by the deer. • The fish in the ponds were dying. • The boys’ feet hurt from the hikes. • Were the women ready for the raffles? • The mice were hard to keep in the traps. • People must be careful when they walk alone in the parks. Part II. Identify

  5. The underlined noun in each sentence is spelled in its singular form. Write the correct plural form after each sentence. Be sure to apply the correct rule. • She wanted a few kiss from her boyfriend. • There were too many tomato in the boxes. • The Super hero were in the film. • That man has had three wife. • Where did the thief hide the money? Part III. Change to plural

  6. The following nouns in each sentence are spelled in their singular form. Write the correct plural form after each sentence. 1. There are two many pants in the drawer. 2. How many avocado did you buy? 3. Nancy does not enjoy cutting onion. 4. We will use the gazebo for the barbecue. 5. Those mosquito have to be eliminated. Part IV. Exercise: Regular Plural Nouns

  7. People: Juan Ramos is a teacher. NOUNS GIVE NAMES TO:

  8. Places: The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France. NOUNS GIVE NAMES TO:

  9. Animals: Cats are interesting house pets. NOUNS GIVE NAMES TO:

  10. Actions: Parking can be a problem at Mayaguez Mall. NOUNS GIVE NAMES TO:

  11. Feelings: I feel less stress when I jog. NOUNS GIVE NAMES TO:

  12. Abstract qualities: Her parents talked about her love for Raúl. NOUNS GIVE NAMES TO:

  13. Abstract ideas: His personal philosophy is intriguing. NOUNS GIVE NAMES TO:

  14. Concrete things: Pedro lost his English Dictionary. NOUNS GIVE NAMES TO:

  15. CHARACTERISTICS • Nouns can also be identified by their endings. Some common nouns are:

  16. CHARACTERISTICS The words “a, an and the” signal that a noun is coming:

  17. NOUN PLURALS NOUN PLURALS RULE 1: • Most nouns generally become plural by adding an “ s”.

  18. NOUN PLURALS RULE 2: • Nouns that end in a hissing sound “ –s, -ch, -sh, -z, -x and – ss” , become plural by adding “–es.”

  19. NOUN PLURALS RULE 3: • If the noun ends in a: “vowel plus y” (- ay,- ey,- iy-, oy,), then add “ s” to form the plural.

  20. NOUN PLURALS RULE 4: • If the noun ends in a “consonant plus y “, “change the y to ie “ and add s to form the plural:

  21. NOUN PLURALS RULE 5: • Some nouns that end in “ f or fe “ have plurals that end in – ves:

  22. NOUN PLURALS RULE 6: • Nouns ending in “ o “ are formed into plural by either adding “ –s or -es” . Some plurals may be formed either way. You must check the dictionary or follow some simple rules: • RULE 6: • Nouns ending in “ a vowel plus o” - “ –ao, -eo, - o, -oo. – uo; • Have plurals that end in just “s”. • All musical terms ending in “o” form plurals by ending in just “s”.

  23. EXCEPTIONS EXCEPTIONS: • Nouns ending in “ o “ preceded by a consonant: • Nouns ending in “o” preceded by a vowel:

  24. NOUN PLURALS RULE 7: • IRREGULAR PLURALS Certain irregular nouns have special plural forms. These change the vowel sound in becoming plural:

  25. NOUN PLURALS RULE 7: • IRREGULAR PLURALS Some Old English plurals are still in use. These are called “ mutated plurals.”

  26. NOUN PLURALS RULE 7: • IRREGULAR PLURALS Some nouns have the same form in the singular as in the plural:

  27. NOUN PLURALS RULE 7: • IRREGULAR PLURALS • Some nouns have a plural form, but use a singular verb: • EXAMPLES: • linguistics- Linguistics is the study of language. • news – The news on Channel 4 starts at 5:00 PM.

  28. NOUN PLURALS RULE 7: • IRREGULAR PLURALS • Some nouns have a plural form and use a plural verb. • EXAMPLES: • jeans- J. Lo jeans give the best fit. • glasses - She cannot read with those glasses.

  29. NOUN PLURALS RULE 8: • Nouns ending in ch with a k sound form plurals by adding –s.

  30. ACTIVITY 1: Read the following words carefully. The words are nouns. Change them to plural by choosing the correct alternative: • 1. turkey • turkeys • turkies • turkeys • turkeiyes • 2. prevention • a. preventions • b. preventiones • c. preventionies • d. prevenions • 3. account • a. accounts • b. accounties • c. accountes • d. accounts • 4. ferry • a. ferryes • b. ferreis • c.ferries • d.ferryies • 5. ability • a. abilities • b. abilitays • c. abilities • d. abilityies ACTIVITY 1

  31. ACTIVITY 2: Change the singular nouns to the plural. Choose the correct alternative. • ____ 1.The plural of horse is: • horse • horsies • horses • horses • ____2. The plural of cup is: • cups • cupies • cupys • cupps • _____3. The plural of sketch is: • sketch • sketches • sketchyes • sketchies • _____4. The plural of ox is: • a. ox • b. oxies • c. oxen • d. oxyes • ______5. The plural of scissors is: • scissorss • scissors • scissories • scissorys ACTIVITY 2

  32. ACTIVITY 3: For each noun, type the plural form in the space: • desk ________________ • piano ________________ • planet ________________ • alley ________________ • ax ________________ ACTIVITY 3

  33. ACTIVITY 4: For each singular noun, type the plural form in the space: • restaurant two ______________________ • linoleum many _______________________ • entrance several _______________________ • community a lot of _______________________ • campus some _______________________ ACTIVITY 4

  34. ACTIVITY 5: In the following sentences there is one singular noun that should be plural. Underline that noun and write the correct form after the sentence. • Pam needs ten loaf of bread for breakfast. • Buy two new cage, since the monkey broke his. • Various storm will hit Puerto Rico in September. • The most beautiful monument are those in church. • She made three wish on her birthday. ACTIVITY 5

  35. NOUN PLURALS RULE 9: Nouns which retain their original Greek or Latin forms make plurals according to the rules of Greek or Latin.

  36. NOUN PLURALS • Some nouns retain foreign plurals. Some have adapted a regular English plural form as well:

  37. NOUN PLURALS • Nouns ending in “us” take on an “ a”. ( only in technical use)

  38. NOUN PLURALS • Nouns ending in “ us” with plural:

  39. Nouns ending in “ um” with plural”

  40. Nouns ending in – ex , ix becoming plural -ices:

  41. Nouns ending in --on become a: Nouns ending in – is become -es in plural:

  42. NOUN PLURALS EXAMPLES: • Twenty thousand dollars is less money than expected • Twenty percent of the faculty have Ph.D’s. RULE: Numerical expressions are usually singular, but can be plural if the individuals within the numerical group are acting individually.

  43. NOUN PLURALS EXAMPLES: F( letter F )---- Fs ATM ( Automatic Teller machine) ATMS 3 ( the Arabic Numeral 3)—3s RULE: The plurals of single capital letters, acronyms and Arabic numerals take an –s WITHOUT an apostrophe:

  44. OTHER IRREGULAR PLURALS FROM DIFFERENT LANGUAGES:

  45. COMPOUND NOUNS RULE: Normally, the last word changes to plural.

  46. WHERE man or woman come first, both parts change to plural:

  47. COMPOUND nouns formed with prepositions or adverbs make only the first word plural:

  48. Part I : Change the singular nouns to the plural: • 1. The plural of zero is: • zeros • zeroies • zeroys • zero • 2. The plural of species is: • specy • specyies • species • speci • 3. The plural of fungus is: • fungus • fungis • fungy • fungi • 4. The plural of stimulus is: • a. stimulis • b. stimuses • c. stimulesies • d. stimuli • 5. The plural of index is: • indexies • indexyes • indices • index POST- TEST

  49. PART II: For each noun, type the plural form in the space: 1. base ______________ 2. diagnosis ______________ 3. analysis ______________ 4. auto ______________ 5. torpedo ______________ POST- TEST

  50. Part III: For each singular noun, type the plural form in the space: • 1. fish many ___________________ • 2. cactus several ___________________ • 3. news several ___________________ • bacterium many ___________________ • 5. curriculum a lot of ___________________ POST- TEST

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