Makalah Bahasa Inggris || SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS

FOREWORD

Praise and gratitude to Allah SWT, the almighty Go for all his graces so that this paper with the title “singular and plural nouns” can be compiled to compiled to completion. We also don’t forget to say thank you very much for the help form those who have contributed by contributing both material and thoughts.

The preparation of this paper aims to fulfill the value of the assignment in the economics English course, besides that the making of this paper also aims to increase knowledge and insight for readers.

Due to limited knowledge and expeience, we believe that there are still many shortcomings in this paper. Therefor, we sincerely hope for contructive criticism and suggestions from readers for the perfections of this paper.

Bandar Lampung, September 17, 2022



Drafting Team










TABLE OF CONTENS


FOREWORD i

TABLE OF CONTENS ii

CHAPTER I 1

PRELIMINARY 1

A. Background 1

B. Formulation Of The Problem 1

C. Writing Purpose 1

CHAPTER II 2

DISCUSSION 2

A. Definiton 2

B. Characteristics 2

C. Singular and Plural Types 3

CHAPTER III 6

CLOSING 6

A. Colusion 6

B. Suggestion 6











CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY


  1. Background


In learning English, there are many things must be known in advance, one of which is the parts of speech that are spoken or in English called parts of speech.

This paper will discuss singular  and plural nouns which are one of study in English, none other than because through it one can convey his meaning clearly. This form is a basic learning or basic structure that we must learn in order to better understand the procedures for speaking English well and fluently.



  1. Formulation Of The Problem

  1. What do singular and plural nouns mean?

  2. What are the characteristics of singular and plural nouns?

  3. What are the type of singular and plural nouns?



  1. Writing Purpose

  1. To know the meaning of singular and plural nouns.

  2. To know the characteristics of singular and plural nouns.

  3. To know the type of singular and plural nouns.







CHAPTER II

DISCUSSION

  1. Definiton 


Singular and plural means nouns that have a singular number, namely singular, and nouns that have more than one or plural are called plural.

If we use a singular noun, then we need to add a , an, or the in front of it. We use the word A for singular words that start with a consonant, an for those that  start with a vowel (A,I,U,E,O) and the for more specific woeds.

Regular form plural nouns have several rules in their use. We must pay attention to the final letter of a word to match it with the plural noun rules. Let’s discuss one by one about the rules in regular plural nouns..



  1. Characteristics 


Both singular nuns and plural nouns have characteristics that can distinguish one another. One of them, as explained above, is that singular nouns don’t have any endings, while plural nouns get the addition of ‘ s ‘ or ‘ es ‘ at the end of the word.

So, in English , every noun must be followed by articles (a/an, the), determiners (some, any), or quantifiers (much,many, few, little). Articles, determiners, and quantifiers are usually written before nouns. Its purpose is to clarify whether the word is singular or plural.

In addition, the characteristics of singular and plural nouns can be seen from to be “is” or “are”. “is” is used when describing singular nouns while “are” is used to describe plural nouns. So that you are not confused, try chcking this table.


  1. Singular and Plural Types

In distingusing/writing plural nouns, keep in mind that there are some words that do not need to be changed, some must be added with ‘s’ or ‘es’, and some have very different forms from the singular noun.

Here are some words that have the same form for both singular and plural:





Singular

Plural

Terjemahan

Bison

Bison

Banteng

Deer

Deer

Rusa

Fish

Fish

Ikan

Moose

Moose

Rusa

Sheep

Sheep

Domba

Baggage

Baggage

Tas Koper

Dice

Dice

Dadu


Here are some words whose writing and spelling are different in singular and plural forms or are often reffered to as irregular nouns.


Singular

Plural

Terjemahan

Child

Children

Anak

Foot

Feet

Kaki

Man

Men

Laki-laki

Woman

Women

Perempuan

Person

People

Orang

Tooth

Teeth

Gigi

Mouse

Mice

Tikus

Ox

Oxen

Lembu Jantan

Goose

Geese

Angsa

Louse

Lice

Kutu


Here are some words that need to be added to the latter ‘s’ when they become plural:

Singular

Plural

Terjemahan

Dog

Dogs

Anjing

Cow

Cats

Kucing

Window

Windows

Jendela

House

Houses

Rumah

Hospital

Hospitals

Rumah Sakit

Clothe

Clothes

Pakaian


Here are some words that need to be added with the letter ‘es’ when thy become plural. Usually ends in ‘ch’. ‘sh’, ‘x’, ‘s’, ‘ss’.

Singular

Plural

Terjemahan

Church

Churches

Gereja

Brush

Brushes

Sikat

Box

Boxes

Kotak

Bus

Buses

Bis

Bush

Bushes

Semak-semak

Glass

Glasses

Kaca


Here are some words ending in the letter ‘o’ that need to be added with ‘es’ when they become plural:

Singular

Plural

Terjemahan

Potato

Potatoes

Kentang

Hero

Herois

Pahlawan

Tomato

Tomatoes

Tomat


Some words ending in ‘y’ should be changed to ‘ies’ in the plural:

Singular

Plural

Terjemahan

Baby

Babies

Bayi

Country

Countries

Negara

Lady

Ladies

Wanita

Fly

Flies

Lalat

Butterfly

Butterflies

Kupu-kupu


Some words ending  in ‘f’ ‘or’ ‘fe’ should be changed to ‘ves’ in the plural:

Singular

Plural

Terjemahan

Leaf

Leaves

Daun

Life

Lives

Kehidupan

Wolf

Wolves

Serigala

Wife

Wives

Istri

Thief

Thieves

Pencuri

Knife

Knives

Pisau


Example :

Singular : I have a pen

Plural     : Many woman prefer to wear sneakers than heels
























CHAPTER III

CLOSING


  1. Colusion

Singular is a singular verb that must be added to s\e. If you use the verb be, the singular will use is\was, while if yo use has\have singular it will use has.

Plural is a plural verb that must use V1. If you meet the verb be then use are/were. Whereas if using has/have then use have.

  1. Suggestion

Thus the paper that we have made, may be useful and increase the knowledge of readers. We apologize if there are spelling errors in writing words and sentencs that are not clear, understandable, and straightforward. Because we are only human beings who do not escape from mistakes. And we also really hope for suggestions and criticism from reads for the perfection of this paper. We hope that our closings can be accepted in our hearts and we thank you profusely.


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