Singular & Plural
Irregular nouns
Proper Nouns - With or without articles
Genitives & of constructions
A-typical Nouns - uncountables
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Which word class can you place in plural?
Nouns
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How do you spell WOLF in plural?
Wolves
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When do you say the (thee) instead of the, when the first letter of the noun following the THE has nothing to do with the vowels?
When you want to emphasize something, for example "THE London of his childhood is gone forever"
100
He's or bull's - Which one is a genitive?
Bull's - e.g. bull's eye= in the eye of the bull (=gentive) - (He's = he is - is not a genitive, but a contraction=en forkortelse)
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Is 'furniture' countable (tælleligt) or uncountable (utælleligt)?
It is uncountable - utælleligt, dvs. det kan ikke tælles og en og et kan ikke sættes foran, med mindre man bruger et hjælpeord, som fx 'a piece of furniture'
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What is the plural of PIANO?
PIANOS
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How do tou spell LICE in singular?
Louse
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"Divers found Titanic in the 1980's" - Is this correct or incorrect?
It is incorrect - THE Titanic is correct: "Divers found the Titanic in the 1980's"
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Oversæt dette: En flaske øl
A bottle of beer (it is an 'of contruction')
200
'All peoples want peace' - is it grammatically correct?
Yes - it means 'alle nationer ønsker fred'
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What is the plural of the word FAMILY?
FAMILIES
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How do you spell CRITERIA in singular?
Criterion
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Which article should be in front of countries with countable nouns?
Definite article
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Oversæt dette: Jeg er hos bageren
I'm at the baker's = (it is a 'gentive' because of the 's) - I am at the baker's shop - shop can be left out.
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'Denne pyjamas er alt for stor' - oversæt til engelsk
'These pyjamas ARE much too large' - en del ord, der ender på -s, fungerer kun som flertalsformer, uden tilsvarende entalsformer - fx beklædning eller instrument - 'glasses, scissors, shorts, trousers, denims ...'
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Do you keep the Y at the end of proper plural nouns?
Yes, e.g. the Kennedys
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How do you spell BACILLUS in plural?
Bacilli
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How is it that proper nouns are different from regular nouns?
Proper nouns are e.g. names of individuals and places and are spelled in capital letters - Peter is in Paris (Peter and Paris). Regular nouns are all other nouns like sugar, chair, mouse, man ...
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Hvordan siger du april måned på engelsk ?
The month of April. (= an 'of construction')
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'He went to great pains' - oversæt til engelsk
'Han gjorde sig stor UMAGE' - but 'the pain was terrible'= smerten var fygtelig
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Is the plural pronunciation defined by the sound or the letter of the noun?
SOUND
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How do you spell MAN STUDENT if there are five of them?
Men students
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Why can you put THE in front of United Kingdom, and not in front of Denmark?
Because Denmark isn't a countable noun - and United Kingdom is.
500
The River of Thames or the republic of France Wich one is not correct?
The River of Thames. (The right ekspression is The River Thames.)
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LOGISK ENTAL gælder for målsangivelser for tid, penge o.l., når der tænkes på selve mængden, antallet etc. Skal der være 'Fifty dollars IS/ or ARE too much for this junk'?
The correct answer is 'Fifty dollars IS too much for this junk' - LOGISK ENTAL - der er tale om en samlet mængde
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