PLURAL.

Apresentação em tema: "PLURAL."— Transcrição da apresentação:

1 PLURAL

2 GENERAL RULE: A regra geral para a formação do plural é acrescentar um -S ao singular:

3 GENERAL RULE: Os substantivos terminados em -o, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x e -z formam o plural acrescentando-se o sufixo -es:

4 GENERAL RULE: Os substantivos terminados em -y, precedidos de consoante, perdem o -y e recebem -ies

5 GENERAL RULE: Os substantivos abaixo terminados em -f ou -fe perdem essas letras e recebem -ves calf elf half knife leaf life

6 loaf self sheaf shelf thief wife wolf

7 Do Not End in -s : (a piece of data) a piece of • a slice of • a head of • an ear of a glass of water

8 a piece of equipment a piece of advice a piece of baggage a slice of bread a loaf of bread a piece of furniture

9 a piece of garbage a piece of information a piece of luggage a note a coin a piece of news a plate of pasta

10 a serving of pasta a piece of research a research project a journey a trip a job a position

11 a glass • a bottle • a jug • a slice • a chunk • a piece of • a piece • a pound of • a bar of •

12 Tricky Plurals sheep • sheep fish • fish species • species aircraft • aircraft woman • women man • men child • children tooth • teeth

13 foot • feet person • people leaf • leaves half • halves knife • knives wife • wives life • lives

14 loaf • loaves potato • potatoes focus • foci fungus • fungi analysis • analyses diagnosis • diagnoses thesis • theses

15 crisis • crises phenomenon • phenomena criterion • criteria datum • data

16 NO PLURAL FORM love • fun • sadness • work • money • peace • safety •

17 Information • advice • information • news • knowledge • music • furniture •

18 equipment • jewelry • literature • meat • water • butter • rice • flour • milk •