English Grammar: Articles, Singular and Plural Nouns, and Prepositions, Diapositivas de Idioma Inglés

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ENGLISH 1

Indefinite Articles, Singular and plural nouns, prepostions

What is an article?

• (^) An article is a word that goes before a noun, giving some basic information about the noun, such as if it is singular or plural, or if the object is specific or general. The English articles are a, an, some , and the.

Singular and plural

To make regular nouns plural, add ‑s to the end.

• (^) cat – cats
• (^) house – houses If the singular noun ends in ‑s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, add ‑es to the end to make it plural.
• (^) truss – trusses
• (^) bus – buses
• (^) marsh – marshes
• (^) lunch – lunches
• (^) tax – taxes
• (^) blitz – blitzes

In some cases, singular nouns ending in -s or -z, require that you double the -s or -z prior to adding the -es for pluralization.

• (^) gas –gasses (note that gases is also an acceptable, and more commonly used, spelling of this plural noun)
• (^) 4 If the noun ends with ‑f or ‑fe, the f is often changed to ‑ve before adding the -s to form the plural version.
• (^) wife – wives
• (^) wolf – wolves
• (^) Exceptions:
• (^) roof – roofs
• (^) belief – beliefs
• (^) chef – chefs
• (^) chief – chiefs 5

• (^) If a singular noun ends in ‑y and the letter before the -y is a

consonant, change the ending to ‑ies to make the noun plural.

• (^) city – cities
• (^) puppy – puppies

Activity 1 – indefinite articles

1.here is _____ green English book on the desk. 2.She's reading_____ old comic. 3.They've got______ idea. 4.He is drinking_____ cup of coffee. 5.The girl is _______ pilot. 6.Leipzig has _______ airport. 7.This is_______ expensive bike. 8.Look! There’s______ bird flying. 9.My father is__________ honest person. 10.My friend likes to be _______ astronaut.

Preposition

• (^) The following pattern is applied to space and place for prepositions in English:
• (^) Subject +verb Be + Preposition + Location (other objects)
• (^) The door + is + between + the windows.

Under

Under and Below have a similar meaning. They mean at a lower level. (Something is above it).

• (^) Your legs are under the table.
• (^) Monsters live under your bed.
• (^) A river flows under a bridge.
• (^) How long can you stay under the water?
• (^) Miners work below the surface of the Earth.

READING

True or False-

1. The laptop is in the desk.
2. The headboard is modern.
3. The window is above the bed.
4. There is a mirror in the bedroom.
5. The box under the bed has wheels.
6. The bedroom is a mixture of styles.
7. The bedroom is only to rest and relax.
8. There are, in total, two sources of light.
9. There are only shoes, toys and balls under the bed.
10. If you are in front of the bed, you can see the armoire on the right.