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Het meervoud

The PLURAL is the form of a verb, pronoun or noun,

used when talking or writing about something of which there is

MORE THAN 1

This presentation is aboutThe PLURAL-form of the NOUN

Study these examples:

1 carrot… 2 carrots1 bean...

1 grape...

2 apples1 apple…

2 beans

2 grapes

What will be the rule?

Try to find this out yourselves and...find more examples!

Main Rule

enkelvoud +s = meervoud

So: Bean +s = Beans

Study these examples:

1 glass… 2 glassES1 box...

1 church...

2 busES1 bus…

2 boxES

2 churchES

What will be the rule?

Try to find this out yourselves and...find more examples!

Rule 2

Woord eindigt op sisklank?

So: bus +es = buses

+es in het meervoud!

Study these examples:

1 cherr Y… 2 cherrIES

1 raspberrY... 2 raspberrIES1 babY… 2 babIES

What will be the rule?

Try to find this out yourselves and...find more examples!

Rule 3a

Woord eindigt op Y?

So: cherry cherries

-y wordt -ies in het meervoud!

BUT...

1 boY… 2 boyS1 monkeY... 2 monkeyS

What will be the rule here?

Try to find this out yourselves and...find more examples!

Rule 3b

Woord eindigt op KLINKER + Y?

So: boy + s boys

+s in het meervoud!

You haven’t fallen asleep have you!?

Study these examples:

1 potato… 2 potatOES1 negro... 2 negrOES

1 tomato... 2 tomatOES

What will be the rule?

Try to find this out yourselves and...find more examples!

Rule 4a

Woord eindigt op O?

So: potato potatoes

+es in het meervoud!

BUT...

1 radio… 2 radioS1 studio… 2 studioS

Rule 4b

Woord eindigt op KLINKER + O?

So: radio + s radios

+s in het meervoud!

Exceptions...

1 mosquito… 2 mosquitoS1 piano… 2 pianoS1 disco… 2 discoS

Learn these by heart!

Study these examples:

1 knife… 2 knives

1 wolf... 2 wolves

1 thief... 2 thieves

Rule 5

Woord eindigt op -f of -fe?

So: wolf wolves

-f/-fe wordt –ves in het meervoud!

Study these examples:

1 cactus… 2 cacti

1 nucleus... 2 nuclei

1 focus... 2 foci

Rule 6

Woord eindigt op -us?

So: cactus cacti

-us wordt -i in het meervoud!

Study these examples:

1 analysis… 2 analyses

1 crisis... 2 crises

1 thesis... 2 theses

Rule 7

Woord eindigt op -is?

So: crisis crises

-is wordt -es in het meervoud!

Study these examples:

1 phenomenon… 2 phenomena

1 criterion... 2 criteria

Rule 8

Woord eindigt op -on?

So: criterion criteria

-on wordt -a in het meervoud!

Special cases1 man / 2 men

1 woman / 2 women

1 child / 2 children1

Learn these by heart!

1 goose / 2 geese

1 foot / 2 feet

1 tooth / 2 teeth2

Learn these by heart!

Special cases

1 louse / 2 lice

1 mouse / 2 mice

But: 1 house / 2 houses

3 Learn these by heart!

Special cases

1 sheep / 2 sheep

1 deer / 2 deer1 salmon / 2 salmon 4

Any rule here?

Special cases

police

wateroil 5

Any rule here?

Special cases

money

time

cattle

people

Sommige woorden staan al in het meervoud:

Jeans, tights, shorts, trousers, goggles, etc. 6aHet werkwoord dat bij deze vorm hoort heeft ook de meervoudsvorm !

Example: Her jeans are too long.

Special cases

Na een telwoord gebruik je pair(s) of bij:

Jeans, tights, shorts, trousers, goggles, etc. 6bExample: I have a pair of new jeans.

I have two pairs of new jeans.

Special cases

Sommige zelfstandige naamwoorden eindigen met –ics maar zijn geen meervoud:

gymnastics, athletics, politics, physics, etc. 7Example: Gymnastics is my favourite sport.

Special cases

News is geen meervoud!

8Example: What time is the news on television?

Special cases

Sommige zelfstandige naamwoorden eindigen op een –s maar kunnen enkelvoud of meervoud zijn:

A means of transportA television seriesa species of birds 9Example: I know 200 species of birds.

Special cases

Als het gaat om meer dan 1 persoon of ding wordt in het Engels altijd meervoud gebruikt.

Examples:- It happened ten years ago.- His two sons are farmers. 10Let op! In het Nederlands gebruik je dan vaak het enkelvoud.

Special cases

Did you really learn something?

Or are PLURALS still a mystery to you?

If so...

Check these sites:http://www.digischool.nl/en/ (oefenen/grammatica/zelfstandige nmw)

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/plurals.htm (with additional information on special cases!)

http://english-zone.com/spelling/nouns1.html (with many exercises)

Plural PoemOne little crocodile swimming in the pond,

Then he sees two little _______Hopping all around.

Flying high up in the sky, go three flapping______,

Then they dive and land upon three______________.

Four little ___________Drinking all the water.

Will they notice five big ____________Oh, I think they ought to!

Six slimy __________Slithering on the shore,

Will they catch their tea today?Seven _________________.

Eight climbing ____________Whizzing up the tree, chasing their best friends,

Nine ___________.Night is falling quickly, time to say goodbye,

Ten shining __________Sparkle in the sky.