Plural and Singular
The basic rule for plural nouns. Ex: Dog
What is adding -s to a plural noun.
What the sentence is about.
What is a subject?
The object of a prepositional phrase.
What is an object of the preposition?
A word that follows a noun and helps identify it or adds information.
What is an appositive?
Shows possession.
What is a possessive noun.
Nouns that end in s, x, z, ch, sh.
What is adding -es for?
It renames the subject.
What is a subject complement.
It tells you whom or what received the action of the verb.
What is a direct object?
A necessary appositive.
What is a essential/restrictive appositive?
Add -´s or -s´, respectively.
What do you do for singular and plural possessive?
Man = Men
Woman = Women
Child = Children
What are irregular plural nouns?
Find: Subject and Subject Complement.
The capital of Canada is Ottawa.
Capital - subject
Ottawa - subject complement
It renames the direct object.
What does an object complement do?
Unnecessary appositive.
What is a nonessential/nonrestrictive appositive?
Add -´s to names ending with ¨s¨.
What do you do for singular nouns ending with ¨s¨?
For a noun ending with "o", preceded by a vowel.
What is adding -s for?
Find: Subject and Subject Complement.
Toronto is Canada´s most famous city.
Toronto - Subject
City - Subject Complement
It tells you to whom or what, or to what or for what, the action is done.
What is an indirect object.
An appositive and its modifiers.
What is an appositive phrase?
Find: Singular Possessive noun.
The Peters´s dogs´ toys all disappeared.
What is "Peters´s"?
Nouns ending with "f".
What do you add either -ves or -s to?
Find: Subject and Subject Complement
One of Toronto's best rated tourist attraction is the CN Tower.
Attraction - Subject
CN Tower - Subject Complement
Find: Direct object
Dan threw his dad the drink.
What is the drink?
Find: The appositive.
Every time John's little brother Oscar starts to cry everyone puts all their attention on him.
What is Oscar.
Add -s´ to names ending with ¨s¨.
What do you do for plural nouns ending with ¨s¨?