Grammar Journeys Lesson 5 Singular and Plural Nouns
Singular and Plural A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea. A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD1OaD4FBqM (s and es 1:50) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6yjcZkj5UY (Unusual plurals 2:52) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix2iPB1cfh8 (irregular nouns 3:31)
Rules for Making Plural Nouns most nouns add “s” cars ch, sh, s, x, z add “es” churches consonant - y change y to i add “es” ladies vowel - y add “s” boys consonant - o add “s” or “es” tomatoes, yoyos vowel - o add “s” radios f or fe change f to “v” and add “es” knives irregular forms mouse to mice fish to fish
Animals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny12ksGwPF0 (3:59) Collective Nouns Examples of Collect Nouns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqRn1XlsQ6U (2:21) Animals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny12ksGwPF0 (3:59)