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INTRODUCTION
Mohammad Hossain
Asst.Teacher
Horipur Alhaz Shah Mahbubul Alom I.D.M.
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Lesson
ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
Class : Nine + Ten
Unit-1, page: 5
Notice the some images with text.
Mr. Aslam is a teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Aslam
are teachers.
The Boy is playing football in
the Boys
field. are won the final.
What have you noticed?
Mr. Aslam
Boy
Mrs.Aslam
Boys
Answer: Number
Today we shall discuss about
Number
Objectives
By end of the lesson students will have1.Learnt what a number is.
2.Learnt two kinds of number-singular and
plural number .
3.Learn the plurals of some compound word.
4. Learn number as a use of pronoun , verb and
determiners.
Definition of Number
Number is a grammatical distinction which
tells whether a noun(also a pronoun ,verb or
determiner) is singular or plural.
For example
Mr. Aslam is a teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Aslam are
teachers.
Kinds of number
There are two numbers in English-
Singular
Boy
Plural
Pencils
Defination of singular and plural form.
A noun that denotes one person or thing is said
to have a singular form.
For example
Boy
Bus
Pencil
Defination of plural form.
A noun that denotes more than one person
or thing is said to have a plural form.
For example:
Boys
Buses
Pencils
Plurals are usually formed by adding s, es or
ies to the singular form.
Singular+s=plural
Boy
boys
Girl girls
Dog dogs
Page pages
Note: Most nouns are made plural by adding an s to the
singular from.
Singular + es = plural
bus
buses
kiss
kisses
dish
dishes
box
boxes
Note: plurals are formed by adding es when the singular
form ends in s,ss,sh,ch and x.
Singular + ies = plural
baby
lady
story
duty
fly
babies
ladies
stories
duties
flies
Note: singular nouns ending in a consonant+
y from their plurals by dropping y and adding
ies.
Look at the plurals of some
compound words:
Singular
Boy-friend
Step-son
Passer-by
Looker-on
Runner-on
Boy-friends
Step-sons
Passers-by
Lokers-on
Runners-on
Plural
As a Number of pronoun
I------We
My---Our
Mine—Ours
Me-----Us
You-----You
Your----Your
He/she—They
Him/Her---Them
His/Her---Their
This-----These
That----Those
It------They
Its-----Their
Note: Number is applicable not only for nouns but also
for pronouns, verbs and determiners.
Read the following passage and notice the underlined words:
Karim is a student . He is
my friend. We go to
school together by
rickshaw. We always
share our rickshaw fare.
In his free time he loves
to play badminton while
I love to watch movies.
Now write the plural forms of the following nouns:
Thief--------Leaf---------Boy----------Box----------Baby--------Goose------Boy-friend--Lady---------Page---------Fly-------------
Pair Works
Now fill in the gaps in the following sentences:
We have a pet (a)----in our house.
We (b) ------all very fond of it. My
mother (c)------care of it. It (d)----to eat fish and milk.
It (e)----us by killing (f)-----.
Group Works
Look at the passage and put out the pronouns , verbs and
determiners following text.
Karim is a student . He is my
friend. We go to school together by
rickshaw. We always share our
rickshaw fare. In his free time he
loves to play badminton while I
love to watch movies.
he’ and ‘we’ are pronouns.
Answer: ‘‘reads’,
‘go’ and ‘share’ are verbs.
‘my’ and ‘our’ are determiners.
Rewrite the following passage changing the singular words into
their plural form:
As you are my friend, you can borrow this book
from me. But you should return it within a
week. You should not tell a lie to me . I hate a
liar. I also hate a person who breaks a promise.
THANK YOU ALL