Articles a / an Singular and Plural Basic English Grammar

2 Canada is a country. NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

3 (a) Canada is a country. Canada =a singular noun is =a singular verb country =a singular noun NOUN + IS + NOUN NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

4 (b) Sydney is a city. NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR A is an article. A singular nouns

5 Brazil is a country. Peru is a country. Santiago is a city. * NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

6 (c) A butterfly is an insect. A An same meaning a and an are articles

7 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR a chair a woman a school a lion a bed a man

8 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR a chair a woman a school a lion a bed a man A in front of consonants

9 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR an elevator an egg an avocado an elephant an oven an ear

10 an elevator NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR an egg an avocado an elephant an oven an ear An in front of vowels

11 An apple is a fruit. A bear is an animal. A rose is a flower. NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

12 1. __ school is ___ building. 2. ___ horse is ___ animal. 3. ___ ant is ___ insect. 4. Soccer is ___ sport. Let’s Practice Aa anA Anan a a an

13 Colombia is a ______. Argentina is a ______. Sao Paulo is a ___. Let’s Practice country city * Sao Paulo

14 A printer is a ________. Let’s Practice shapemachinebuilding

15 A square is a _______. Let’s Practice shapemachinebuilding

16 A house is a ________. Let’s Practice shapemachinebuilding

17 A triangle is a _______. Let’s Practice shapemachinebuilding

18 Ducks are birds. NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

19 (a) Ducks are birds. NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL Ducks =a plural noun are =a plural verb birds =a plural noun NOUN + ARE + NOUN

20 PLURAL: dogs, animals (b) SINGULAR: a dog, an animal a and an – only with singular nouns plural nouns end in -s NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

21 (c) SINGULAR: a city, a country PLURAL: cities, countries cit y ies Omit the - y and add -ies NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

22 (c) SINGULAR: a city, a country PLURAL: cities, countries NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL countr y ies Omit the -y and add -ies

23 NOUN and NOUN + ARE + NOUN (d) Italy and Greece are countries. (e) Bees and ants are bugs. NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

24 A school is a building. Schools are buildings. singular plural Let’s Practice

25 Elephants are animals. An elephant is an animal. singular plural Let’s Practice

26 A swan is a bird. singular plural Swans are birds. Let’s Practice

27 Carrots are vegetables. yesno Let’s Practice

28 Bees is insects. yes no Let’s Practice