quarta-feira, 19 de setembro de 2012

Singular and plural nouns;a / an , the

Singular 

1 - a book               books
   An umbrella        umbrellas       + s 
   a holiday             holidays


2 - a watch           watches     / IZ / + es ( words ending ch , sh , s , ss , x)


3 - a dictionary       dictionaries --->  Retira o Y e coloca ies ( words ending in consonant + y)

A / an or the?

a / an

What is it ? It´s an bag. It´s an umbrella

The.

Look at the board.
Open the door.
Close  the  windows.


  • Use a / an with singular nouns, e.g. a book, an umbrella.
         Use an with words beginning with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u), e.g. an identity card.
  • Don´t use a / an + plural nouns, e.g. they´re books NOT  they´re a books.
  • Use the + singular or plural nouns, e.g. the door, the windows.

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