表示某一事物,有具体的和抽象的之分。分为可数名词和不可数名词。
强调:不可数名词都默认为单数,所以总是用is或者was;最好不要根据some、any、a lot of等词去作判断,以免受误导。
1、可数名词如何变“复数形式”:
a.一般情况下,直接加-s,如:book-books,
bag-bags, cat-cats, bed-beds ;读音:清辅音后读[s],浊辅音和元音后读[z]。
b.以s. x. sh.
ch结尾,加-es,如:bus-buses,
box-boxes, brush-brushes, watch-watches ;读音:[iz]。
c.以“辅音字母+y”结尾,变y为i, 再加-es,如:family-families,
strawberry-strawberries ;读音:[z]。
d.以“f或fe”结尾,变f或fe为v, 再加-es,如:knife-knives ,thief-thieves;读音:[z]。
e.以“o”结尾的词,一般直接加s,mango除外:mango-mangoes;读音:[z]。
f.不规则名词复数: man-men, woman-women, policeman-policemen,
policewoman-policewomen, snowman-snowmen, mouse-mice, child-children, foot-feet,
tooth-teeth, fish-fish, people-people, Chinese-Chinese, Japanese-Japanese