H5 - week 43/44 - nouns & plural forms part I - III & indefinite article

• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Today's objectives

Nouns - plural forms 

common rules & exceptions

(HW = exercises p. 27 & 29)

Today's objectives

Nouns plural forms - common rules & exceptions

Vocab examenidioom Units 11 & 12 review

HW review= ex. a/b/c-  p. 27 & 28

HW Friday Nov. 26th  =

 ex. a/b/c - p. 29 + study nouns p. 26-29 & examenidioom unit 13

Vocab units 11 & 12 - E- N

1. Entrepreneur
2. To allocate
3. To purchase
4. To thrive
5. A supplier
6. An assessment
7. Merchandise
8. Turnover
9. Legacy
10. Refund (for expenses)
11. To assemble (a robot)
12. To adapt
13. An approach
14. Proponent

Nouns - plural forms - part III

• Nouns - only singular form: 
  

advice, coal, information, property, strength, business, progress, furniture

(It was business as usual.  But: these bits of information, two pieces of furniture; several businesses -> in the meaning of  companies)

• Nouns - only  plural form:
  

environs, surroundings, oats, riches, stairs, wages, contents, thanks

(These surroundings are beautiful!)

• Nouns of tools and clothing consisting of equal parts
  

jeans, pants, trousers, scissors, pyjamas, slacks (nice pair of pants for work!), goggles, glasses, scales, compasses

(one pair of jeans, one pair or two pairs of scissors, one pair of compasses)

Nouns - plural forms - part III

• Little (weinig) -> uncountable nouns (material, abstract nouns -> milk, love)
  
• Few (weinig) -> countable nouns ( nouns that take -s/-es or a different plural ending)
  

• A little (een beetje) -> uncountable nouns (material, abstract nouns -> wood, comfort)
  
• A few (een paar) -> countable nouns (chairs, people!, stars, children, men etc.)
  

Nouns - plural forms - part I

1. What is the common plural form?.
2. When do nouns take "-ES" as their plural form? (Rule + exceptions)
   


3. When do nouns take "-IES" as their plural form (Rule + exceptions)
4. When do nouns take "-VES" as their plural form (Rule + exceptions)
5. Which 3 other plural forms other than the above exist? 

Nouns - plural forms - part I

1. -S What is the common plural form?.
   
2. When do nouns take "-ES" as their plural form? (Rule + exceptions)
   
3. When do nouns take "-IES" as their plural form (Rule + exceptions)
   
4. When do nouns take "-VES" as their plural form (Rule + exceptions)
   
5. Which 3 other plural forms other than the above exist? > chairs/trees/dogs etc.
   

1. -S = common form
2. a) -ES -> after nouns ending in "s" sound ->. kisses/buses/watches/boxes etc.  b -ES -> after nouns ending in vowel -> tomatoes/potatoes/heroes etc. -> STUDY THE EXCEPTIONS (e.g. photos)
3. -Y -> ie -> ladies/babies/cries etc. -> STUDY THE EXCEPTIONS (e.g. turkeys
   
4. -F -> ves -> thieves/loaves/lives etc. -> STUDY THE EXCEPTIONS (e.g. handkerchiefs)
   
5. -EN -> children/oxen / Change in vowel -> foot-feet, mouse-mice, louse-lice, goose-geese, woman-women etc. -> STUDY!!!!!/ Singular = Plural -> sheep/series/means/deer/Chinese (-ese) etc. -> STUDY!!!!

Nouns - plural forms

• Agreement Subject/noun (countable) -> Both men put out their cigarettes/ Women love cats (Women love coffee/Women love their cups of coffee in the morning.)
  

• Plural noun as adjective takes singular form -> a twenty-pound note, a hundred-dollar bill
  

• Crew/family/team/cattle/people/police -> plural form when referring to all members -> The police have arrested the thieves./Dutch people don't want to give up Sinterklaas.
  

• People (volk)/Peoples (volkeren) -> the indigenous peoples of North Africa

Practice

Blue booklet

ex. A/B/C - p. 25/26

Nouns - plural forms - part II

• Nouns - only singular form: 
  

advice, coal, information, property, strength, business, progress, furniture

(It was business as usual.  But: these bits of information, two pieces of furniture)

• Nouns - only  plural form:
  

environs, surroundings, oats, riches, stairs, wages, contents, thanks

(These surroundings are beautiful! These stairs are too steep for me. The contents of the zip files relate to the same topic.) 

• Nouns of tools and clothing consisting of equal parts
  

jeans, pants, trousers, scissors, pyjamas, slacks (nice pair of pants for work!), goggles, glasses, scales

(one pair of jeans, one pair or two pairs of scissors)

Nouns - plural forms - part III

• A lot of and lots of (informal):

To express that there is a large quantity of something.

Used in positive sentences, negative sentences and questions, for both countable or uncountable nouns.

• Much vs. Many
  

To express that there is a large quantity of something.

Used in negative sentences and questions.

Many ->countable nouns (many CDs, pieces of information)

Much -> uncountable nouns (much milk, much information).

But with the word"times" -> many times (more than a lot of times / lots of times). 

 I've read it many times.Don't worry, I've done this many times.We have stayed at this hotel many times over the years.

Nouns - plural forms - part III

• Little (weinig) -> uncountable nouns
  
• Few (weinig) -> countable nouns
  

• A little (een beetje) -> uncountable nouns
  
• A few (een paar) -> countable nouns
  

Practice

Blue booklet

ex. A/B/C - p. 27

Indefinite article (a/an)

General Rule

• Used for nouns relating to a profession, job, rank, religion etc. (She's a doctor, He's a feminist, She's a Muslim)
  
• Used after AS, WITH(OUT) (Don't leave without a jacket)
  
• Used after THE PROFESSION OF, THE CAREER OF, THE TRADE OF (She's looking into a career as a bookkeeper)
  

Exceptions:

• Don't use a/an for plural nouns (Have you been able to find pants yet? Both sisters wanted to become surgeons)
  
• Don't use for job positions that can only be held by ONE person (She wanted to become President. As captain of the team..)
  

General rule exclamations:

What a(n) + noun (that also has a plural form) -> What a lovely day! What a great opportunity! What a great book!

In all other cases -> no a/an -> What delicious wine! What great books! Those were amazing opportunities! 

Practice

Blue booklet

ex. A/B/C - p. 29