Szabályos többes szám
A legtöbb főnév -s végződést kap:
book → books
car → cars
idea → ideas
-es végződés
Gyakori -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x végű szavaknál:
bus → buses
class → classes
dish → dishes
watch → watches
box → boxes
Mássalhangzó + y
city → cities
company → companies
De:
day → days
key → keys
Gyakori rendhagyó alakok
man → men
woman → women
child → children
person → people
foot → feet
tooth → teeth
mouse → mice
Változatlan alakok
one sheep → two sheep
one deer → three deer
one aircraft → several aircraft
Többes alakú tárgyak
trousers
jeans
shorts
scissors
glasses
These trousers are too long.
Where are the scissors?
Egy darab:
a pair of trousers
a pair of scissors
Alany és ige egyeztetése
Egyszerű jelenben:
I work.
They work.
De:
He works.
She works.
A hosszú alany megtéveszthet
The list of new customers is on my desk.
Az alany központi szava:
list
Ezért is, nem are.
További példák:
The quality of these products is improving.
One of my friends lives in London.
The number of users is growing.
A number of és the number of
A number of users have reported the problem.
Itt a jelentés: több felhasználó.
The number of users has increased.
Itt a jelentés: a felhasználók száma.
Everyone, someone, nobody
Nyelvtanilag egyes számúak:
Everyone is ready.
Someone has left a message.
Nobody knows the answer.
Semleges visszautalás:
Someone left their phone here.
Each és every
Egyes számú főnévvel és igével:
Each student has a different goal.
Every lesson includes examples.
One of...
one of + többes számú főnév + egyes számú ige
One of my colleagues is from Spain.
Gyakori chunkok
one of the main reasons
az egyik fő ok
a number of people
jó néhány ember
the number of users
a felhasználók száma
every time
minden alkalommal
each person
minden egyes ember
a pair of glasses
egy szemüveg
most people
a legtöbb ember
both sides
mindkét oldal
Gyakori hibák
Two person came.
Incorrect
Two people came.
Everyone are ready.
Incorrect
Everyone is ready.
One of my friend lives here.
Incorrect
One of my friends lives here.
The list of problems are long.
Incorrect
The list of problems is long.
Mini önellenőrzés
Your turn
One of my colleagues in Berlin.
Correct
Not quite
One of my colleagues lives in Berlin.
One of my colleagues works in Berlin.
One of my colleagues is in Berlin.
One of my colleagues lived in Berlin.
One of my colleagues worked in Berlin.
One of my colleagues was in Berlin.
Your turn
The number of customers increasing.
Correct
Not quite
The number of customers is increasing.
The number of customers was increasing.
Your turn
A number of customers complained.
Correct
Not quite
A number of customers have complained.
A number of customers had complained.