Nouns

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Nouns
Place
Person
Thing
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Singular Noun

• A singular noun names one person, place or thing

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Plural Noun

• A plural noun names more than one person, place
  or thing

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Making Plural Nouns

• Rule 1 Try adding S

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Adding the

• Singular
• Car
• Truck
• Desk
• Cat
• apple

• Plural
• Car
• Truck
• Desk
• Cat
• apple

s
s
Add S
s
s
s
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When to add es

• If a singular noun ends with s, x, ch, or sh,
  make it plural by adding es

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• Dish
• Box
• Glass
• witch

• Dishes
• Boxes
• Glasses
• witches

• es

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What about Y

• If a singular noun ends in y, change the y to
  an i and add es

• Change the y to i
• Add es

• Babies
• bunnies

• Baby
• bunny

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Oddball Plurals

• Child
• Man
• Goose
• woman

• children
• men
• Geese
• women