Josh has 1 daughter.
Peter has 2 daughters.
Singular Nouns
A / An = 1 thing or person
A
a before b / c / d / f / g / h / j / k / l / m / n / p / q / r / s / t / v / w / x / y / z
- I have a brother.
- John is a manager.
- Susan is a nice person.
An
an before a / e / i / o / u
- Geoff is an accountant.
- He drives an expensive car.
- She works in an office.
Use an before "hour" because the h is not pronounced:
- See you in an hour!
Use a before "university" because it is pronounced like "yuniversity":
- There's a university in this city.
Plural Nouns
...s
Add an s if there are 2 or more of a noun:
- bicycles
- photos
- dogs
- jobs
- streets
- brothers
- teams
...es
Add es if the noun is plural and ends with ...s / ...sh / ...ch / ...x
- addresses
- glasses
- buses
- beaches
- boxes
...ies
If a noun is plural and ends with ...y, change the y to ies
- country → countries
- nationality → nationalities
- baby → babies
- university → universities
- city → cities
...ves
If a noun is plural and ends with ...f or ...fe, change the f / fe to ves
- knife → knives
- wife → wives
- leaf → leaves
- shelf → shelves
Special Nouns
Some plural nouns do not end with an s:
- tooth → teeth
- foot → feet
- child → children
- person → people
- man → men
- woman → women
Verbs
If a noun is singular, it needs a singular verb. Use a plural verb if the noun is plural:
- Students
studiesstudy English in the school. - Six construction workers
isare working on the building. - My sister
areis playing video games. - My dog always
sleepsleeps.
Exercise
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