Plural: -s (books) · -es after s, x, ch, sh (boxes) · consonant + y → -ies (city → cities) · Irregular: man → men, child → children, foot → feet, person → people
A1
Regular plural: -s, -es, -ies
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Add -s to make a plural. Add -es after s, x, ch, sh, and change consonant + y to -ies.Щоб утворити множину, додайте -s. Після s, x, ch, sh додайте -es, а y після приголосної змініть на -ies.
one / two+noun + s / es / ies
I have two brothers. У мене двоє братів.
There are three boxes on the table. На столі три коробки.
I have two brother.
I have two brothers.
Типова помилка: Після числа іменник завжди у множині: two brothers, а не two brother.
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I have two in my class.
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My mother bought some .
tomatoes Tomato takes -es.
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There are many in this country.
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The are in the kitchen.
dishes After sh we add -es.
A2
Irregular plurals
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Some nouns do not add -s: man → men, woman → women, child → children, person → people, foot → feet, tooth → teeth.Деякі іменники не беруть -s: man → men, woman → women, child → children, person → people, foot → feet, tooth → teeth.
two+men / women / children / people
The children are in the garden. Діти в саду.
Many people like this song. Багатьом людям подобається ця пісня.
Two childs are playing.
Two children are playing.
Типова помилка: People — це множина, тому дієслово теж у множині: people are, а не people is.
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The are in the park.
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The are very friendly.
people People is already plural.
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My hurt after the walk.
A2
Uncountable nouns: no plural, no a / an
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Water, money, advice, information and bread are uncountable: no -s and no a / an. Use some, any, much or a lot of.Water, money, advice, information, bread — незлічувані: без -s і без a / an. Вживайте some, any, much або a lot of.
uncountable noun+singular verb
Can you give me some advice? Можете дати мені пораду?
The information is on the website. Інформація є на сайті.
She gave me an advice.
She gave me some advice.
Типова помилка: В українській «поради», «гроші», «новини» — множина, а в англійській advice, money, news — незлічувані з дієсловом в однині.
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The bread fresh.
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She gave me some good .
advice Advice is uncountable.
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I need information about the trip.
A2
A piece of, a glass of: counting uncountables
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To count an uncountable noun, use a unit: a glass of water, a piece of advice, a slice of bread. The unit gets the plural.Щоб порахувати незлічуваний іменник, беремо одиницю: a glass of water, a piece of advice, a slice of bread. Множина — в одиниці.
two+unit + s+of+uncountable noun
I drink two glasses of water a day. Я п'ю дві склянки води на день.
He gave me a piece of advice. Він дав мені пораду.
I need two breads.
I need two slices of bread.
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She drinks two glass of water a day.
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Can I have a of bread?
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Can you give me a of paper?
sheet A sheet of paper.
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News, trousers, police: tricky agreement
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News is singular. Trousers, jeans and scissors are plural. Police and people are plural, so use are.News — однина. Trousers, jeans, scissors — множина. Police і people — множина, тому вживаємо are.
news+is+good
The news is very good today. Сьогодні дуже хороші новини.
My jeans are too small. Мої джинси замалі.
The news are bad.
The news is bad.
Типова помилка: Українське «новини» — множина, але англійське news — однина: The news is…
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These scissors very sharp.
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