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Now, listen & watch carefully ladies & gentlemen!
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We are going to talk about... Plurals! Het meervoud
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Plurals! The PLURAL is the form of a verb, pronoun or noun,
used when talking or writing about something of which there is MORE THAN 1
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Plurals! This presentation is about The PLURAL-form of the NOUN
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Plurals! Study these examples: 2 carrots 1 carrot… 2 beans 1 bean... 2 apples 1 apple… 2 grapes 1 grape...
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Try to find this out yourselves and...
Plurals! What will be the rule? Try to find this out yourselves and... find more examples!
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Plurals! Main Rule enkelvoud +s = meervoud So: Bean +s = Beans
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Plurals! Study these examples: 2 glassES 1 glass… 2 boxES 1 box... 2 busES 1 bus… 2 churchES 1 church...
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Try to find this out yourselves and...
Plurals! What will be the rule? Try to find this out yourselves and... find more examples!
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Plurals! Rule 2 Woord eindigt op sisklank? +es in het meervoud! So: bus +es = buses
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Plurals! Study these examples: 1 cherr Y… 2 cherrIES 1 babY… 2 babIES 1 raspberrY... 2 raspberrIES
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Try to find this out yourselves and...
Plurals! What will be the rule? Try to find this out yourselves and... find more examples!
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Plurals! Rule 3a Woord eindigt op Y? -y wordt -ies in het meervoud! So: cherry cherries
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Plurals! BUT... 1 boY… 2 boyS 1 monkeY... 2 monkeyS
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Plurals! What will be the rule here?
Try to find this out yourselves and... find more examples!
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Plurals! Rule 3b Woord eindigt op KLINKER + Y? +s in het meervoud! So: boy + s boys
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You haven’t fallen asleep have you!?
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Plurals! Study these examples: 2 potatOES 1 potato… 2 negrOES 1 negro... 2 tomatOES 1 tomato...
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Try to find this out yourselves and...
Plurals! What will be the rule? Try to find this out yourselves and... find more examples!
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Plurals! Rule 4a Woord eindigt op O? +es in het meervoud! So: potato potatoes
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Plurals! BUT... 2 radioS 1 radio… 2 studioS 1 studio…
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Plurals! Rule 4b Woord eindigt op KLINKER + O? +s in het meervoud! So: radio + s radios
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Plurals! Exceptions... 2 mosquitoS 1 mosquito… 2 pianoS 1 piano… 2 discoS 1 disco… Learn these by heart!
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Plurals! Study these examples: 1 knife… 2 knives 1 wolf... 2 wolves 1 thief... 2 thieves
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Plurals! Rule 5 Woord eindigt op -f of -fe? -f/-fe wordt –ves in het meervoud! So: wolf wolves
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Plurals! Study these examples: 1 cactus… 2 cacti 1 nucleus... 2 nuclei 1 focus... 2 foci
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Plurals! Rule 6 Woord eindigt op -us? -us wordt -i in het meervoud! So: cactus cacti
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Plurals! Study these examples: 1 analysis… 2 analyses 1 crisis... 2 crises 1 thesis... 2 theses
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Plurals! Rule 7 Woord eindigt op -is? -is wordt -es in het meervoud! So: crisis crises
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Plurals! Study these examples: 1 phenomenon… 2 phenomena 1 criterion... 2 criteria
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Plurals! Rule 8 Woord eindigt op -on? -on wordt -a in het meervoud! So: criterion criteria
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1 Special cases Plurals! 1 man / 2 men 1 woman / 2 women
1 child / 2 children Learn these by heart!
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2 Special cases Plurals! 1 goose / 2 geese 1 foot / 2 feet
1 tooth / 2 teeth Learn these by heart!
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3 Special cases Plurals! 1 louse / 2 lice 1 mouse / 2 mice
But: 1 house / 2 houses Learn these by heart!
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4 Special cases Plurals! Any rule here? 1 sheep / 2 sheep
1 deer / 2 deer 1 salmon / 2 salmon Any rule here?
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5 Special cases Plurals! Any rule here? police time water cattle oil
money people Any rule here?
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6a Special cases Plurals! Sommige woorden staan al in het meervoud:
Jeans, tights, shorts, trousers, goggles, etc. Het werkwoord dat bij deze vorm hoort heeft ook de meervoudsvorm ! Example: Her jeans are too long.
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6b Special cases Plurals! Na een telwoord gebruik je pair(s) of bij:
Jeans, tights, shorts, trousers, goggles, etc. Example: I have a pair of new jeans. I have two pairs of new jeans.
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Plurals! Special cases Sommige zelfstandige naamwoorden eindigen met –ics maar zijn geen meervoud: 7 gymnastics, athletics, politics, physics, etc. Example: Gymnastics is my favourite sport.
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8 Special cases Plurals! News is geen meervoud! Example:
What time is the news on television?
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Plurals! Special cases Sommige zelfstandige naamwoorden eindigen op een –s maar kunnen enkelvoud of meervoud zijn: 9 A means of transport A television series a species of birds Example: I know 200 species of birds.
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Plurals! Special cases Als het gaat om meer dan 1 persoon of ding wordt in het Engels altijd meervoud gebruikt. Examples: It happened ten years ago. - His two sons are farmers. 10 Let op! In het Nederlands gebruik je dan vaak het enkelvoud.
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Plurals! Did you really learn something?
Or are PLURALS still a mystery to you? If so...
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Plurals! Check these sites:
(oefenen/grammatica/zelfstandige nmw) (with additional information on special cases!) (with many exercises)
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One little crocodile swimming in the pond,
Plural Poem One little crocodile swimming in the pond, Then he sees two little _______ Hopping all around. Flying high up in the sky, go three flapping ______, Then they dive and land upon three ______________. Four little ___________ Drinking all the water. Will they notice five big ____________ Oh, I think they ought to! Six slimy __________ Slithering on the shore, Will they catch their tea today? Seven _________________. Eight climbing ____________ Whizzing up the tree, chasing their best friends, Nine ___________. Night is falling quickly, time to say goodbye, Ten shining __________ Sparkle in the sky.
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Plurals! The END
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