(a) SINGUULR: one bird
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@) PLURAL: KUO birak, three birak, mavy birds,
aU birds, etc.
(c) Birds sing.
(d) A bird sings.
(e) A bird sings outside my window.
It rings loudly.
Ann sings beautifully.
She sings songs to her children.
Tom sings very well.
He sings in a chorus.
SINGULAR = one, not two or more
?LURAL = two, three, or more
A plural noun ends in -8, as in (-,.
A singular verb ends in -s, as in (d).
A singular verb follows a singular subject.
Add -s to the simple present verb if the subject is
(1) a singular noun (e.g., a bird, Ann, Tom) or
(2) he, she, or it.*
*He, she, and ir are third person singular personal pmnouns. See Chart 6-10, p. 171, for more information about personal
pronouns.
EXERCISE 14. Using final 4. (Chart 1-4)
Directions: Look at each word that ends in -s. Is it a noun or a verb? Is it singular or
plural?
1. Ali lives in an apartment. + '7iieres" = a singular verb
- Plants grow. -* "plants" = a plural noun
- Ann listens to the radio in the morning.
- The students at this school work hard.
5. A doctor helps sick people.
- Planets revolve around the sun.
- A dictionary lists words in alphabetical order.
8. MI. Lee likes to go to Forest Park in the spring. He takes the bus. He sits on a bench
near a pond and feeds the birds. Ducks swim toward him for food, and pigeons land
all around him.
EXERCISE 15. Preview: spelling of final 41-ES. (Chart 1-5)
Directions: Add final -51-es.
- hope-
4. reach-
5. move-
6. kiss-
7. push-
8. wait-
9. mix-
- blow-
- study-
- buy-
- enjoy-
- fly-
- carry-
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