基础语法
Singular and Plural Nouns 单数与复数名词
A singular noun refers to one person or thing.
单数名词是指一个人或物件。
Some examples of singular nouns are ant, pen, potato, bicycle, teacher, student, banana, lamp, mosquito and bag.
单数名词的一些例子包括 ant (蚂蚁)、 pen (钢笔)、 potato (洋芋)、 bicycle (自行车)、 teacher (教师)、 student (学生)、 banana (香蕉)、 lamp (灯)、 mosquito (蚊子) 及 bag (旅行袋)。
A plural noun refers to more than one person or thing.
复数名词是指超过一个人或物件。
Some examples of singular nouns are ants, pens, potatoes, bicycles, teachers, students, bananas, lamps, mosquitoes and bags.
复数名词的一些例子包括 ants、 pens、 potatoes、 bicycles、 teachers、 students、 bananas、 lamps、 mosquitoes 及 bags。
Many nouns form their plurals by adding ‘s’ or ‘es’.
许多单数名词是以加上 ‘s’ 或 ‘es’ 来形成它们的复数形式。
Examples:
例子:
apple - apples 萍果
ball - balls 球
car - cars 汽车
monkey - monkeys 猴子
jar - jars 玻璃罐子
snake - snakes 蛇
orange - oranges 橙
goat - goats 羊
stick - sticks 枝条
animal - animals 动物
bus - buses 公共汽车
watch - watches 手表
box - boxes 盒子
dish - dishes 碟子
match - matches 火柴
bush - bushes 灌木
mango - mangoes 芒果
buffalo - buffaloes 水牛
class - classes 班
glass - glasses 玻璃杯
Exercises 习题
Give the plural of each singular noun below.
试用以下单数名词的复数式来填充空格。
1. boy - _________________
2. hill - _________________
3. match - _________________
4. dish - _________________
5. fork - _________________
6. panda - _________________
7. fox - _________________
8. ship - _________________
9. volcano - _________________
10. hero - _________________
11. picture - _________________
12. farmer - _________________
13. glass - _________________
14. bus - _________________
15. vase - _________________
16. zoo - _________________
17. bush - _________________
18. waitress - _________________
19. bowl - _________________
20. pear - _________________
Answers 答案
1. boys
2. hills
3. matches
4. dishes
5. forks
6. pandas
7. foxes
8. ships
9. volcanoes / volcanos
10. heroes
11. pictures
12. farmers
13. glasses
14. buses
15. vases
16. pandas
17. zoos
18. waitresses
19. bowls
20. pears