ENGLISH GRAMMAR COURSE. LESSON 1

WELCOME STUDENTS TO:

Basics of English Grammar

If you just started learning English, you first need to know some basic rules of the language. Developing a solid foundation in English grammar will not only help you create your own sentences correctly but will also make it easier to improve your communication skills in both spoken and written English!

BIENVENIDOS ESTUDIANTES A:

Fundamentos de la gramática inglesa

Si recién comenzó a aprender inglés, primero necesita conocer algunas reglas básicas del idioma. ¡El desarrollo de una base sólida en la gramática del inglés no solo lo ayudará a crear sus propias oraciones correctamente, sino que también facilitará la mejora de sus habilidades de comunicación en inglés tanto hablado como escrito!

Course Objective:

To improve students’ vocabulary, grammar, listening, speaking and reading skills through in-class learning activities and self-study

Objetivo del curso:

Mejorar el vocabulario, la gramática, la comprensión auditiva, el habla y la lectura de los estudiantes a través de actividades de aprendizaje en clase y de autoaprendizaje

BIENVENIDOS ESTUDIANTES A:

Fundamentos de la gramática inglesa

Si recién comenzó a aprender inglés, primero necesita conocer algunas reglas básicas del idioma. ¡El desarrollo de una base sólida en la gramática del inglés no solo lo ayudará a crear sus propias oraciones correctamente, sino que también facilitará la mejora de sus habilidades de comunicación en inglés tanto hablado como escrito!

Course Objective:

To improve students’ vocabulary, grammar, listening, speaking and reading skills through in-class learning activities and self-study

Objetivo del curso:

Mejorar el vocabulario, la gramática, la comprensión auditiva, el habla y la lectura de los estudiantes a través de actividades de aprendizaje en clase y de autoaprendizaje

Singular and Plural Nouns

A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Usually, the first page of a grammar book tells you about nouns. Nouns give names of concrete or abstract things in our lives. As babies learn "mom," "dad," or "milk" as their first word, nouns should be the first topic when you study a foreign language.

For the plural form of most nouns, add s.

bottle – bottles

cup – cups

pencil – pencils

desk – desks

sticker – stickers

window – windows

For nouns that end in ch, x, s, or s sounds, add es.

box – boxes

watch – watches

moss – mosses

bus – buses

For nouns ending in f or fe, change f to v and add es.

wolf – wolves

wife – wives

leaf – leaves

life – lives

Some nouns have different plural forms.

child – children

woman – women

man – men

mouse – mice

goose – geese

Nouns ending in vowels like y or o do not have definite rules.

baby – babies

toy – toys

kidney – kidneys

potato – potatoes

memo – memos

stereo – stereos

A few nouns have the same singular and plural forms.

sheep – sheep

deer – deer

series – series

species – species

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S31mJW-c13E

Singular – Plural Nouns Exercises

Transform each of the following words into plurals:

1. Day
2. Tax
3. Taxi
4. Lady
5. Mountain

Answers 1-5:

1. Days
2. Taxes
3. Taxis
4. Ladies
5. Mountains

Choose the correct plural for each of the words that follows:

1. Choice
   
   a. Choices b. Choices c. Choiceies
2. Box
   
   a.Boxs b. Boxies c. Boxes
3. Thief
   
   a.Thiefies a. Thiefs c. Thieves
4. Army
   
   a.Armys b. Armies c. Army
5. Owl
   
   a.Owls b. Owlies c. Owelds

Choose the best word to fit into each of the following sentences:

1. The men sharpened their _____________ before throwing them at the targets.
   
   A – knife B – knifes C – knives
2. Please eat the rest of your _____________.
   
   A – pease B – Peas C – Peies
3. I’d like you to stop leaving your ________________ on the floor.
   
   A – Socks B – Sockses C – Sox
4. We saw a lot of _________________ at the park.
   
   A – Deers B – Deeries C – Deer
5. This recipe calls for a lot of _____________.
   
   A – Tomatos B – Tomatoes C – Tomaties

What is a Plural Noun

The answer is a relatively easy one, as grammar goes. A plural noun is a word that indicates that there is more than one person, animal place, thing, or idea. When you talk about more than one of anything, you’re using plural nouns. When you write about more than one of anything, you usually use the same word, simply adding an s, es, or ies to the end. There are a few exceptions to this rule, but not many – one of the best is that a single moose is a moose, and a group of moose are still moose.

Singular and Plural Nouns

The difference between singular and plural nouns is easy to spot. When a noun indicates one only, it is a singular noun. When a noun indicates more than one, it is plural.

Singular Noun Examples

The following sentences contain singular nouns examples.

1. The boy had a baseball in his hand.
2. My horse prefers to wear an English saddle.
3. That cat never seems to tire of jumping in and out of the box.
4. You stole my idea and didn’t give me any credit.
5. Your mom is going to be upset about that broken lamp.
6. It’s not difficult to grow a tree as long as you give it plenty of water.
7. I can’t believe you let your dog stick his head out the window while you drive.

Plural Noun Examples

The following sentences contain plural noun examples.

1. The boys were throwing baseballs back and forth between bases.
2. Our horses are much happier wearing lightweight English saddles.
3. Those cats never seem to tire of chasing one another in and out of those boxes.
4. You stole my ideas and didn’t give me any credit.
5. Our moms are going to be upset that we stayed out all night going to parties.
6. It’s not too difficult to grow trees as long as you provide them with plenty of water.
7. I can’t believe you allow your dogs to climb all over the seats while you are driving.

https://www.myenglishlanguage.com/english-grammar/nouns-and-pronouns/

https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/nouns/plural-nouns/

WELCOME STUDENTS TO:

Basics of English Grammar. I AM PROFESOR YAMILETH SANTOS

If you just started learning English, you first need to know some basic rules of the language. Developing a solid foundation in English grammar will not only help you create your own sentences correctly but will also make it easier to improve your communication skills in both spoken and written English!

Knowing that English is your second language, it is important to clarify that this course will help you understand grammar interactively. Therefore it is important that you as beginners in learning this language have the certainty that you will learn and achieve your goals.

Sabiendo que el idioma inglés es la segunda lengua de ustedes, es importante aclarar que este curso les ayudara a comprender la gramática de forma interactiva. Por lo tanto es importante que ustedes como iniciantes en el aprendizaje de este idioma tengan la certeza de que aprenderán y lograran sus objetivos.

Previous Knowledge

·         Students must know:

ü  Little Vocabulary

ü  Comprehension of English grammar structure

·         Students must be:

ü  Motivated

ü  Interested in learning English

Conocimiento previo

• Los estudiantes deben saber:

 Poco vocabulario

 Comprensión de la estructura gramatical del inglés.

• Los estudiantes deben ser:

 motivado

 Interesado en aprender ingles