Monday, 21 November 2016

How to use of verbs and Nouns ending by s or es

1. When you use the verbs for the third-person with singular verbs or plural nouns , you should add -s  to the verbs or nouns like these words
     a.Verbs
          play --> she / he /it /Mary   plays ( Ex : She plays tennis )
          Swim--> she / he /it /Lina  swims ( Ex : Lina swims )
     b.Nouns
                 A table--> tables
                                                Ex: There is a table
                                               There are two tables
 2.If the verbs or nouns end with these letter ch ,sh, ss,s ,o ,x or z , you should add -es
     a. Verbs : 
          wash --->she / he /it /Nancy    washes   ( Ex : He washes his face every morning)
          go --->    she / he /it /Peter      goes         ( She often goes to London )
      b.Nouns :
         A watch --> 2 watches                                 ( Ex : This is a watch)
                                                                              Ex They are beautiful watches)
         A potato --->3 potatoes

3.If the verbs or nouns end with a consonant like -y , you should replace y with i and add -es (         excepts - a toy --> toys  or  obey--> obeys)

     a.Verbs  like    study , try, fly
       Study - studies  ( He studies English well )
     
       b.Nouns : baby
        a baby--> two babies     (ex She has two babies)
  4.If the nouns end with a consonant like -o , you can add -es /-s . Sometimes they add -es or sometimes they can add -s :

   A.  a photo  --> two photos
        a radio -->   3 radios
        or more   auto , solo, piano,

    B. they add -es
     do ---> he / he /it /Nancy does 
      go--> goes 
      Echo--> echoes
      potato--> potatoes
      tomato--> tomatoes

   C. They can use -s and -es 
      Zero--> Zeros/ zeroes
      Tornado--> tornados/tornadoes
      Vocalno---> Vocalnos/vocalnoes
  5.If the nouns end with a consonant like -f or -fe , you should quit the -f or -fe and replace v and adds -es

     a knife ---> 2 knives
     a calf  ---> 3 calves
     a shelf ---> 4 shelves

   excepts  : belief, roof , chief , scarf
      a chief---> 2 chiefs
      a roof-->  3 roofs
      but   a scarf --> scarfs /scarves

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