SUMMARY OF UNIT 3 Singular and Plural Nouns REGULAR PLURALS
IRREGULAR PLURALS
boy—boys box—boxes story—stories tomato—tomatoes wife—wives
man—men woman—women child—children foot—feet fish—fish
There Is/There Are SINGULAR
EXAMPLES
Affirmative Statement Negative Statement Yes/No Question Short Answer
There’s a laundry room in my building. There isn’t an elevator in my building. Is there a yard behind your building? Yes, there is.
PLURAL
EXAMPLES
Affirmative Statement Negative Statement Yes/No Question Short Answer How Many Question
There are foreign students in my dorm. There aren’t any graduate students in my dorm. Are there any married students in your dorm? No, there aren’t. How many students are (there) in your dorm?
Articles and Some/Any
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USE
SINGULAR
PLURAL
To introduce a new noun
There’s a tree in front of my house. My house has a big yard.
I have (some) flowers in my yard. There aren’t (any) trees in my yard.
To talk about specific people or things
The janitor in my building is very helpful.
The apartments in my building are small.
To talk about the only one of something
I don’t like the president of my condo association.
To make a generalization
A dog is a popular pet.
— Dogs are popular pets. I like dogs.
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