화상영어회화_기초영어 단수명사, 복수명사 Nouns(singualr and plural)

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Nouns

singular and plural

 

목차

1. What is a Noun?
2. Noun Examples
3. Plural noun rules

 

 

1. Noun Definition

• A noun is a word that names something, such as a person, place, thing, or idea.

 

2. Nouns Examples

• Person : brother, lawyer, classmate, Chris
• Place : Spain, cith, bedroom, shool
• Animal : dog, monkey, cat, bird
• Thing : pencil, bag, cellphone, car
• Ieda : justice, freedom, love

 

1) Proper VS Common Nouns

*A proper noun is a specific name of a person, place, or thing, and is always capitalized.

• ex) England, Kelly, The sun

*A common noun is the generic name of an item and is not capitalized.

(unless it's at the beginning of a sentence or in a title.)

• ex) pencil, river, bike

 

2) Singular VS Plural Nouns

*When you are talking about one thing, a singular noun is used.

• ex) pencil, tree, bike

*When you are talking about more than one thing, a plural noun is used.

• ex) pencils, trees, bikes

 

3. Plural Noun Rules

Let's lool at how to change a singular noun into a plural noun.....

1) To make regular nouns plural, add -s to the end.

• one camera → two cameras
• one cup → three cups

2) It the singular noun ends in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, add -es to the end to make it plural.

• one box → two boxes
• one bus → two buses

3) If a singular noun ends in -y and the letter before the -y is a consonant, change the ending to -ies to make the noun plural.

• one puppy → two puppies
• one bunny → two bunnies

4) If the singulr noun ends in -o, add -es to make it plural.

• one tomato  → three tomatoes
• one volcano → two volcanoes

5) Some nouns don't change at all when they're pluralized.

• one sheep → two sheep
• one deer → two deer
• rice → rice

6) Nouns that are irregular, don't follow any particular rules.

• one mouse → two mice
• one child → two children
• person → people
• cactus → cacti
• a die → two dice

 

1. 명사의 정의 (Noun Definition)

**명사(Noun)**란 사람, 장소, 사물, 동물, 개념 등을 나타내는 단어입니다.

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2. 명사의 예시 (Examples of Nouns)

• 사람(Person) : brother(형/오빠), lawyer(변호사), classmate(반 친구), Chris(크리스)
• 장소(Place) : Spain(스페인), city(도시), bedroom(침실), school(학교)
• 동물(Animal) : dog(개), monkey(원숭이), cat(고양이), bird(새)
• 사물(Thing) : pencil(연필), bag(가방), cellphone(휴대폰), car(자동차)
• 개념(Idea) : justice(정의), freedom(자유), love(사랑)

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3. 명사의 종류 (Types of Nouns)

(1) 고유명사(Proper Noun) vs. 보통명사(Common Noun)

• 고유명사 (Proper Noun)
  → 특정한 사람, 장소, 사물의 이름을 말하며, 항상 대문자로 시작합니다.
  • 예: England(잉글랜드), Kelly(켈리), The Sun(태양)
• 보통명사 (Common Noun)
  → 일반적인 이름으로, 문장 첫 단어나 제목이 아니면 소문자로 씁니다.
  • 예: pencil(연필), river(강), bike(자전거)

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(2) 단수명사(Singular Noun) vs. 복수명사(Plural Noun)

• 단수명사 (Singular Noun) : 하나의 대상만 가리킬 때 사용
  • 예: pencil, tree, bike
• 복수명사 (Plural Noun) : 둘 이상을 가리킬 때 사용
  • 예: pencils, trees, bikes

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4. 복수 명사 규칙 (Plural Noun Rules)

1. 일반적인 명사 → -s 붙이기

• one camera → two cameras
• one cup → three cups

1. -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -z 로 끝나는 경우 → -es 붙이기

• one box → two boxes
• one bus → two buses

1. 자음 + -y 로 끝나는 경우 → y를 i로 바꾸고 -es 붙이기

• one puppy → two puppies
• one bunny → two bunnies

1. -o 로 끝나는 경우 → -es 붙이기

• one tomato → three tomatoes
• one volcano → two volcanoes

1. 형태가 변하지 않는 복수 명사

• one sheep → two sheep
• one deer → two deer

1. 불규칙 복수 명사 (Irregular Plural Nouns)

• one mouse → two mice
• one child → two children

 

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