1. English Class 2-15-08 Writing/Grammar3:30-5:00

2. Homework Get out your HOMEWORK!!! Get out your HOMEWORK!!!

3. Questions for Amber Brown Which shoe does Amber Brown always put on first? Which shoe does Amber Brown always put on first? True or false: Amber Brown likes to do things in a certain way? True or false: Amber Brown likes to do things in a certain way? What is the name of Amber Brown’s best friend? What is the name of Amber Brown’s best friend? What happened to him? What happened to him?

4. Questions for Amber Brown Where did Amber Brown go for the summer? Who did she go with? Where did Amber Brown go for the summer? Who did she go with? Amber Brown’s “Dad Book” contains what? Amber Brown’s “Dad Book” contains what? Where does Amber Brown’s dad live? Where does Amber Brown’s dad live? What does Amber Brown talk to her “Dad Book” about? What does Amber Brown talk to her “Dad Book” about?

5. Questions for Amber Brown Who is Amber Brown’s mom dating? Who is Amber Brown’s mom dating? What does Amber chew on? What does Amber chew on? What does her alarm clock look like? What does her alarm clock look like? How many alarm clocks does she have? How many alarm clocks does she have? What is elementary extension? (18) What is elementary extension? (18)

6. Questions for Amber Brown What are the three things Amber Brown wishes for? (24) What are the three things Amber Brown wishes for? (24)

7. Review (Grammar) What are nouns? What are nouns? How many types of nouns are there? How many types of nouns are there? What are the different types of nouns? What are the different types of nouns? How do you make singular nouns into plural nouns? How do you make singular nouns into plural nouns?

8. Examples Identify if the following nouns are singular or plural. If singular, change it into plural and identify which rule. If plural, change it back to singular Identify if the following nouns are singular or plural. If singular, change it into plural and identify which rule. If plural, change it back to singular Dog Dog Bone Bone Can Can Canes Canes Hair Hair

9. Dog (singular) Dogs Dog (singular) Dogs Bone (singular) Bones Bone (singular) Bones Can (singular) Cans Can (singular) Cans Canes (plural) Cane Canes (plural) Cane Hair (singular) Hairs Hair (singular) Hairs

10. Grammar Exercise Candy Candy Box Box Foxes Foxes Tomato Tomato Onions Onions Buses Buses Rocks Rocks Stone Stone

11. Candy (singular) candies Candy (singular) candies Box (singular) boxes Box (singular) boxes Foxes (plural) fox Foxes (plural) fox Tomato (singular) tomatoes Tomato (singular) tomatoes Onions (plural) onion Onions (plural) onion Buses (plural) bus Buses (plural) bus Rocks (plural) rock Rocks (plural) rock Stone (singular) stones Stone (singular) stones

12. Singular to Plural Rules 1 st Rule 1 st Rule Regular Nouns- add “s” to the end. Regular Nouns- add “s” to the end. 2 nd Rule 2 nd Rule Nouns that end with “y” with a vowel before it, add “s” to make it plural. Nouns that end with “y” with a vowel before it, add “s” to make it plural. Nouns that end with “y”, change it to “-ies” Nouns that end with “y”, change it to “-ies”

13. Singular to Plural Rules If a singular noun ends in sh, ch, ss, s, or x, add “-es” If a singular noun ends in sh, ch, ss, s, or x, add “-es” Examples Examples Egg-> Eggs Egg-> Eggs Ray-> Rays Ray-> Rays Army-> Armies Army-> Armies Brush-> Brushes Brush-> Brushes Wrench-> Wrenches Wrench-> Wrenches Witch-> Witches Witch-> Witches Pass-> Passes Pass-> Passes Gas-> Gases Gas-> Gases Box-> Boxes Box-> Boxes

14. Singular to Plural Rules 4 th Rule 4 th Rule If the word ends in “f” or “fe” change to “-ves” If the word ends in “f” or “fe” change to “-ves” Knife-> Knives Knife-> Knives Life-> Lives Life-> Lives Examples? Examples?

15. Singular to Plural Rules 5 th Rule 5 th Rule Irregular Nouns Irregular Nouns Some nouns have no rules with them. These are nouns you must memorize and know. Some nouns have no rules with them. These are nouns you must memorize and know. Child-> Children Child-> Children Man-> Men Man-> Men Fish-> Fish Fish-> Fish Ox-> Oxen Ox-> Oxen Mouse-> Mice Mouse-> Mice Examples? Examples?

16. Possessive Nouns There are 3 rules when dealing with possessive nouns There are 3 rules when dealing with possessive nouns Add “ ‘s” to singular noun Add “ ‘s” to singular noun The boy’s calculator was stolen. The boy’s calculator was stolen. Add “ ‘s” to plural noun that does not end in s. Add “ ‘s” to plural noun that does not end in s. The men’s clothes are on sale today. The men’s clothes are on sale today. Add just an apostrophe to a plural noun that already ends in “s” Add just an apostrophe to a plural noun that already ends in “s” The boys’ locker room is smelly. The boys’ locker room is smelly.

17. Practice Exercise (Possessive Noun) Identify if the correct answer is “ ‘s” or just apostrophe: Identify if the correct answer is “ ‘s” or just apostrophe: Cat Cat People People Laptop Laptop Buses Buses Schools Schools Monkey Monkey

18. Exercise Cat -> Cat’s Cat -> Cat’s People-> People’s People-> People’s Laptop-> Laptop’s Laptop-> Laptop’s Buses-> Buses’ Buses-> Buses’ Schools-> Schools’ Schools-> Schools’ Monkey-> Monkey’s Monkey-> Monkey’s