These things are plural:
O Do you wear glasses?
O Where are the scissors? I need them.
You can also say a pair of scissors / a pair of trousers / a pair of pyjamas etc.:
O I need a new pair of jeans. or I need some new jeans. (not a new jeans)
Some plurals do not end in -s:
this man -> these men one foot -> two feet that sheep -> those sheep
a woman -> some women a tooth -> all my teeth a fish -> a lot of fish
a child -> many children a mouse -> some mice
also a person -? two people / some people / a lot of people etc. :
O She's a nice person.
but O They are nice people. (not nice persons)
People is plural (= they), so we say people are / people have etc. :
- A lot of people speak English. (not speaks)
- I like the people here. They are very friendly.
Police is plural:
The police want to talk to anybody who saw the accident. (not The police wants)
Make sentences use the plural:
1. flower flowers
2. boat boats
3. woman women
4. city cities
5. umbrella umbrellas
6. address addresses
7. knife knives
8. sandwich sandwiches
9. family families
10. foot feet
11. holiday holidays
12. potato potatoes
Make sentences use these words:
1. There are a lot of sheep in the field.
2. Gary is cleaning his teeth.
3. There are three people at the bus stop.
4. Lucy has two children.
5. There are a lot of fish in the river.
6. The leaves are falling from the tree.
Are these sentences OK? Change the sentences where necessary:
1. I'm going to buy some flowers. OK.
2. I need a new jeans. I need a new pair of jeans OR I need some new jeans.
3. It's a lovely park with a lot of beautiful tree. With a lot of beautiful trees.
4. There was a woman in the car with two men. With two men.
5. Sheep eat grass. OK.
6. David is married and has three children. Three children.
7. Most of my friend are student. Most of my friends are students.
8. He put on his pyjamas and went to bed. He put on his pyjamas.
9. We went fishing, but we didn't catch many fish. OK.
10. Do you know many persons in this town? Do you know many people.
11. I like your trouser. Where did you get it? I like your trousers. Where did you get them ?
12. The town center is usually full of tourist. full of tourists.
13. I don't like mice. I'm afraid of them. OK.
14. This scissor isn't very sharp. These scissors aren't.
Make sentences:
1. It's a nice place. Many people go there on holiday.
2. Some people are always late.
3. The new city hall is not a beautiful building. Most people don't like it.
4. A lot of people watch TV every day.
5. Three people were injured in the accident.
6. How many people live in that house?
7. Do the police know the cause of the explosion?
8. The police are looking for the stolen car.
9. I need my glasses, but I can't find them.
10. I'm going to buy some new jeans today.
