2. SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
Most nouns change to plural by adding –s
Singular Plural
Book Books
Coin Coins
Flower Flowers
3. SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
To all nouns finshed in -s,-ss,-sh,-x o –ch, we
add them –es
Singular Plural
Class Classes
Box Boxes
Flash Flashes
4. SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
Nouns finished in Singular Plural
consonant +y
City Cities
change –y por –ies
Library Libraries
Nouns finished in
vowel +y
Singular Plural
add -s
Day Days
Key Keys
5. SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
Irregular nouns have got special plural.
Study them:
Singular Plural
Foot Feet
Tooth Teeth
Man Men
Woman Women
Child Children
Mouse Mice
6. SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
Exercise. Write the following nouns in
plural.
1) Table
2) Mouse
3) Day
4) Child
5) Library
6) Woman
7) Tooth
7. SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
Exercise. Write the following nouns in
plural.
1) Table: tables
2) Mouse: mice
3) Day: days
4) Child: children
5) Library: libraries
6) Woman: women
7) Tooth: teeth
8. THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
This: To talk about single things which are
near the speaker (singular + near)
That : To talk about single things which
are far from the speaker (singular + far)
These: To talk about several things which
are near the speaker (plural + near)
Those: To talk about several things which
are near the speaker (plural + far)
9. THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
Some uses in sentences:
This/that + is (not) + person name or
possesive pronoun (+ noun):
This is your friend / That is Mike
These/those + are (not) + person names
or possesive pronoun + noun:
These are your friends / Those are your
pens.
10. THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
Examples:
This is Toni
These are Susan, Mike and John
This is my book
That is our car
These are her books
Those are their friends
11. THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
Structure with the verb to BE:
Is + this/that + personal name or
possesive pronoun + noun ?
Are + these/those + personal names or
possesive pronoun + noun ?
Is this Tony?
Are these your keys?
Are those his cousins?
12. THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
Exercise. Complete with demonstratives
(this, these, that, those)
1) Don’t do it like that, do it ____ way.
2) Take one of _____ books from that pile.
3) Everyone does it _____ present days.
4) Everyone did it in _____ past days.
5) Can you give me ______ pens from that
shelf?
6) Which do you like, this one or _____ one
7) I'm leaving ____ Tuesday.
13. THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
Answers:
1) Don’t do it like that, do it THIS way.
2) Take one of THOSE books from that pile.
3) Everyone does it THESE present days.
4) Everyone did it in THOSE past days.
5) Can you give me THOSE pens from that
shelf?
6) Which do you like, this one or THAT one?
7) I'm leaving THIS Tuesday.
15. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
They are the same as possesive
adjectives, with the difference that they are
not followed by a noun.
Examples:
This isn’t my phone. It’s yours.
Those aren’t her books. They’re mine.
That’s a nice picture! Is it yours?
16. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS &
ADJECTIVES
Exercise. Write possessive adjectives
(my…) or possessive pronouns(mine…)
1) This isn’t ______ laptop (you). It’s
_______ (I).
2) Tom and Lisa are with ______ friends
(they).
3) Those aren’t ______ letters (she), they’re
_____ (he) .
4) I like ______ job (we), is better than
______ . (they)
17. POSSESIVE PRONOUNS & ADJECTIVES
Answers:
1) This isn’t YOUR laptop. It’s MINE.
2) Tom and Lisa are with THEIR friends.
3) Those aren’t HER letters, they’re HIS.
4) I like OUR job, is better than THEIRS.