Unit 4, grammar lesson 4 Plural

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Lesson goals

You'll understand the difference between plural in 

English and in Dutch 

Lesson goals

I have got a few examples and you are going to use your books and see if you can solve these problems.

For each problem I give you, explain your solutions.

Translate into English

Write complete sentences

Start your sentence with a capital, and

and your sentence with a.

De politie is op zoek naar iemand (someone).

Plural problem 1

Translate into English

Write complete sentences

Start your sentence with a capital, and

and your sentence with a.

Unit 4, lesson 4, Plural

De politie is op zoek naar iemand (someone). 

The police are looking for someone.

Het vee loopt weer buiten.

Plural

Het vee loopt weer buiten. 

Cattle are walking outside again.

Cattle walk outside again.

Singular in Dutch
Plural in English

Plural

police          cattle

wages           surroundings

savings       stairs

contents              series 

Plural problem 2

Translate into English

Write complete sentences

Start your sentence with a capital, and

and your sentence with a.

Mijn spijkerbroek is in de was.

Plural problem 2

Mijn spijkerbroek is in de was.

My jeans are in the laundry.

Item consists of two parts

Weet jij waar mijn bril is?

Plural problem 2

Weet jij waar mijn bril is?

Do you know where my glasses are?

Item consists of two parts

Ik heb een nieuwe schaar gekocht.

Plural problem 2

Ik heb een nieuwe schaar gekocht.

I have bought a new pair of scissors.

With a you use pair of

Mevrouw Bos heeft twee brillen.

Plural problem 2

Mevr. Bos heeft twee brillen.

Ms Bos has got two pairs of glasses.

With numerals use pairs of

Deze mobiele telefoon (mobile phone) kost 239 euro.

Onze hond is al 10 jaar.

Plural problem 3

Translate into English

Write complete sentences

Start your sentence with a capital, and

and your sentence with a.

Plural problem 3

Deze telefoon kost 239 euro.

This mobile costs 239 Euros.

Onze hond is al 10 jaar.

Our dog has already been 10 years old.

Use plural when plural is meant.

Plural problem 4

Translate into English

Write complete sentences

Start your sentence with a capital, and

and your sentence with a.

Neem de aantekening over in je schrift.

Plural problem 4

Take notes in your notes writingbooks.

Subject and object are plural.

Alle leerlingen zetten hun stoel op de tafel.

Plural problem 4

All pupils put their chairs on the tables.

Irregular forms

Singular and plural are the same

Irregular forms

Nationalities

Chinese

Japanese

Lebanese

Burmese

Irregular forms

Words already ending in -s

series

species

crossroads

traffic lights

athletics

acoustics

Irregular forms

Words ending in -craft

aircraft

spacecraft

hovercraft

witchcraft