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A Noun Is A Word That Identifies A Person, Animal, Place, Thing, or Idea

This document provides information about nouns and demonstratives in technical English. It discusses nouns and their singular and plural forms. Common suffixes like -s, -es, and -ies that are added to nouns to make them plural are explained. The document also introduces demonstrative pronouns like this, that, these, and those and provides examples of their use depending on whether the noun they refer to is singular or plural. Exercises are included for learners to practice using demonstrative pronouns correctly based on number.

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A Noun Is A Word That Identifies A Person, Animal, Place, Thing, or Idea

This document provides information about nouns and demonstratives in technical English. It discusses nouns and their singular and plural forms. Common suffixes like -s, -es, and -ies that are added to nouns to make them plural are explained. The document also introduces demonstrative pronouns like this, that, these, and those and provides examples of their use depending on whether the noun they refer to is singular or plural. Exercises are included for learners to practice using demonstrative pronouns correctly based on number.

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TECHNICAL ENGLISH WORKSHEETS LIC. M.A.M.V.

Nouns

What is a Noun?
A noun is a word that identifies a person, animal, place, thing, or idea.

Grammar accidents in number: We can find nouns with singular and plural
forms.

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Note: We form the plural by adding “-s”
For instance

1) viscometer viscometers 3) sound level meter sound level meters


2) slot slots 4) HDMI cable HDMI cables

RULES OF PLURAL FORMATION.

NOUNS ENDING IN. –S, -CH, -ZZ, -SS, -SH, -O, -X ADD –ES TO FORM THE PLURAL:

NOUNS ENDING IN CONSONANT + Y: CHANGE Y TO I THEN ADD –ES

EXCEPTIONS: NOUNS ENDING IN A VOWEL + Y, ONLY ADD –S: PULLEY-PULLEYS


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DEMONSTRATIVES
Demonstratives show where an object, event, or person is in relation to the speaker. They can
refer to a physical or a psychological closeness or distance.

PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING DEMONSTRATIVES SHOWN IN THE TABLE.

See the examples:

Exercice 1: Write “this, that, these or those in te following gaps.

1) ______ screen is broken.

2) ______ are my new speakers.

3) ______ mouses are old.

4) ______ cartridge doesn’t work.

5) ______ are my new tablets.

6) _____ memory ram has 2 gigabytes.


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Exercice 2: Circle the best choise: Pay attention whether nouns are singular or plural:
1) That/those touchpads are not efficient.
2) I bought this/these webcams yesterday.
3) Mary can’t use this/these application because it’s really difficult.
4) The LAN cables are in that/those boxes.
5) This/these speakers do not work any longer.
6) I couldn’t afford to buy that/those Core i7 Laptop Computer.
7) That/those scaffodings are not safe.
8) I bought this/these sound level meter yesterday.
9) Mary can’t use this/these application because it’s really difficult.
10) The drillers are in that/those boxes.
11) This/these soldering guns do not work any longer.
See the following dialogues and then complete:

A: WHAT IS THIS? A: WHAT’S _______?


B: IT IS A ____________ B: IT’S A HELMET.

A: WHAT ARE _____? A: WHAT ARE THOSE?


B: THEY ARE _______ B: ________________

A: WHAT ARE ______? A: WHAT’S _______?


B: _________ CUTTING PLIERS. B: IT’S A __________.

A: WHAT IS THIS? A: WHAT’S _______?


B: IT IS A ____________ B: IT’S A USB PORT.
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A: WHAT ARE _____? A: WHAT ARE THOSE?


B: THEY ARE _______ B: ________________

A: WHAT ARE ______? A: WHAT’S _______?


B: _________ PORTS. B: IT’S A __________.

REMEMBER:

WHAT IS THIS ? IT IS A MOUSE.


‘S THAT ‘S AN ANTENNA.
WHAT ARE THESE ? THEY ARE MOUSES.
THOS ‘RE ANTENNAS.
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EXTRA ACTIVITY
TECHNICAL ENGLISH WORKSHEETS LIC. M.A.M.V.

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