1. Singular and Plural Nouns and Articles

2. Noun = 명사 A noun is: person place thing

3. Singular = one A doctor An elephant A pen

4. Plural = Many Two doctors Some schools A lot of pens

5. Articles An article is placed before a singular noun Common articles are: A An The

6. If the noun begins with a consonant ( 자음 ) Use: A A doctor A pen A student

7. If the noun begins with a vowel ( 모음 ) Use: An An elephant An engineer An egg

8. Plural Nouns We DON’T use articles with plural nouns We add ‘S’ ‘ES’ or ‘IES’ 2 doctors 3 watches Some babies

9. Some exceptions: Singular A man A woman A child A foot A tooth A fish A sheep Plural Men Women Children Feet Teeth Fish Sheep

10. The We use the in the second sentence.

11. This is a book. The book is on the table

12. The Use the when there is only one

13. Who is she?

14. What’s her job?

15. How many presidents in Korea?

16. The President