Singular and Plural Nouns and Articles

Noun = 명사 A noun is: person place thing

Singular = one A doctor An elephant A pen

Plural = Many Two doctors Some schools A lot of pens

Articles An article is placed before a singular noun Common articles are: A An The

If the noun begins with a consonant ( 자음 ) Use: A A doctor A pen A student

If the noun begins with a vowel ( 모음 ) Use: An An elephant An engineer An egg

Plural Nouns We DON’T use articles with plural nouns We add ‘S’ ‘ES’ or ‘IES’ 2 doctors 3 watches Some babies

Some exceptions: Singular A man A woman A child A foot A tooth A fish A sheep Plural Men Women Children Feet Teeth Fish Sheep

The We use the in the second sentence.

This is a book. The book is on the table

The Use the when there is only one

Who is she?

What’s her job?

How many presidents in Korea?

The President