Plural of Nouns

Only common nouns have plural forms.

In English, nouns can have regular or irregular plural.

Most nouns get -s in plural: 

This is a table. - These are tables.

Nouns ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, -o or -x get the -es ending:

I have a dress. - I have some dresses.

There are some plural nouns with the change in spelling:

There is a factory in my town. - There are factories in my town. (consonant + Y = ies)

There is a knife on the table. - There are knives on the table. (f = ves)

Common nouns with irregular plural change their form:

There is a child in the park. - There are some children in the park.

Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms (fish, sheep, deer, species), others have only the singular (information, advice, news) or the plural form (trousers, scissors, means). 

There is a sheep in the field. - There are some sheep in the field.

In compounds, the plural ending is added to the main noun (passers-by, theatre-goers).

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Samo zajedničke imenice imaju množinu.

E engleskom jeziku imenice mogu da imaju pravilnu ili nepravilnu množinu.

Većina imenica dobija nastavak -s u množini: 

This is a table. - These are tables.

Imenice koje se završavaju na -ss, -sh, -ch, -o or -x dobijaju nastavak -es:

I have a dress. - I have some dresses.

Ima nekih imenica koje u množini trpe promene u pisanju:

There is a factory in my town. - There are factories in my town. (suglasnik + Y = ies)

There is a knife on the table. - There are knives on the table. (f = ves)

Zajedničke imenice sa nepravilnom množinom menjaju svoj oblik:

There is a child in the park. - There are some children in the park.

Neke imenice imaju isti oblik u jednini i množini (fish, sheep, deer, species), neke imenice imaju samo jedninu (information, advice, news) ili samo množinu (trousers, scissors, means). 

There is a sheep in the field. - There are some sheep in the field.

U složenicama, nastavak za množinu se dodaje glavnoj reči (passers-by, theatre-goers).

Complete the table with the plural forms of the given nouns:
1 a wolf - two _____
2 an address - two _____
3 a forest - two _____
4 a lion - two _____
5 a watch - two _____
6 a fox - two _____
7 a class - two _____
8 a bus - two _____
9 a child - two _____
10 an insect - two _____
11 an ox - two _____
12 a story - two _____
13 a leaf - two _____
14 a brush - two _____
15 a shelf - two _____
16 a potato - two _____ 

Supply IS or ARE:
1 Maths _____ his favourite subject.
2 My trousers _____ blue.
3 No news _____ good news.
4 Scissors _____ used for cutting paper or cloth.
5 His clothes _____ dirty.

Put these sentences into the plural:
1 This is a man.
2 That is a watch.
3 This is a tooth.
4 That is a woman.
5 This foot is small.
6 A boy is sitting on the bench.
7 There is a knife on the table.
8 There is a factory in a town.
9 A goose is white.
10 A cat likes a mouse.
11 The child always makes a snowman in winter.
12 A fly is an insect.

SOME/ANY

SOME and ANY are indefinite determiners. We use them for an indefinite quantity or number of something.

We use SOME in affirmative sentences, with both countable and uncountable nouns.

I have got some friends in England.

There is some sugar in the cupboard.

We use ANY in questions and negative sentences, with both uncountable and countable nouns.

I haven't got any friends in Canada.

Is there any oil in the cupboard?

We can use SOME for requests, when we expect to hear an affirmative answer.

Can I have some tea?

Do you want some milk?

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SOME i ANY (nešto, nekoliko) su neodređeni determinatori. Koristimo ih da označimo neodređenu količinu ili broj nečega.

SOME se upotrebljava u potvrdnoj rečenici, uz brojive i uz nebrojive imenice.

Imam nekoliko prijatelja u Engleskoj.

Ima nešto šećera u kredencu.

ANY se upotrebljava u upitnim i odričnim rečenicama, uz brojive i uz nebrojive imenice.

Nemam prijatelje u Kanadi.

Ima li ulja u kredencu?

SOME možemo da upotrebimo i u molbama, kada očekujemo potvrdan odgovor.

Mogu li dobiti čaja?

Želiš li mleka?

Complete the general rule about the use of SOME and ANY.

We use _____ in positive statements.

We use _____ in negative statements.

We use _____ in questions.

Write SOME or ANY:

1 There are _____ eggs in the refrigerator.

2 There are _____ oranges in the box.

3 Is there _____ water in the glass?

4 Are there _____ apples in the basket?

5 There aren't _____ notebooks on the desk.

6 There is _____ milk in the refrigerator.

7 There isn't _____ butter at home.

8 There are _____ cows at the farm.

9 There isn't _____ juice in the bottle.

10 There aren't _____ bananas on the table.

Complete the se sentences with IS, ISN'T, ARE or AREN'T:

1 There _____ any cars on the island.

2 _____ there any tea in the tea-pot?

3 There _____ some postcards on the table.

4 There _____ some bread in the brad bin.

5 _____ there any telephones near here?

6 There _____ any jam in the jar.

Make these sentences interrogative and negative:

1 There is some tea on the table.

2 There are some books in the bag.

3 There are some envelopes at the bookshop.

4 There is some milk on the table.

5 There are some boxes of chalk at the bookshop.

Give short answers to the questions:

1 Are there any cars in the street?

2 Are there any children in the park?

3 Are there any pencils on your desk?

4 Are there any notebooks in your bag?

5 Are there any trees in front of your school?

Make new sentences with the same meaning.

E.g. There's no sugar in the bowl. - There isn't any sugar in the bowl.

1 He likes no girls with red hair.

2 There isn't any water in the bottle.

3 There isn't any cake on the plate.

4 There are no children in the park.

5 There are no eggs in the fridge.

Circle SOME or ANY:

1 There are SOME / ANY books on the shelf.

2 There isn't SOME / ANY lemonade in the jug.

3 There are SOME / ANY oranges in the fruit bowl.

4 There is SOME / ANY money in my pocket.

5 There aren't SOME / ANY fish in the river.

6 There aren't SOME / ANY flowers in the vase.