Singular to Plural (Rick Shur) Name(s)______
Rewrite the sentence. Change the bold words to plural,and make allother necessary changes.
- There's a glass on the table.
- Do you have a brush?
- Her tooth is broken. She should fix it.
- There was a goose in the yard.
- The town has a new post office.
- I met that man before. He's a rich banker.
- Which woman is with the president?
- This bad little child is mine.
- How big is your boy?
- This garage is too expensive.
- That mouse looks frightened.
- This person is not smart enough to work by himself.
- That country has a major flood every year.
- Her baby wants milk.
- Put that knife down! It's too sharp!
- This is a smart businessman.
- The roof on that building needs more work.
- An Italian chef knows how to cook spaghetti.
- This is a funny lady.
- I went to a small city in Europe.
- A book fell on my foot and now it hurts.
- This calf is crying for its mother.
- What kind of scarf does she want?
- There's onem in "Jimmy." (Change the word one to two.)
- Mr. Brown is painting his house. (Change this to mean the whole family.)
- Did you report the theft?
- The chef knows how to make a Chinese dumpling
- The child’s dog is dead.[Keep dog singular.]
- The boy’s sister is pretty.[Keep sister singular.]
- The woman’s boss is old.[Keep boss singular.]
- The boss loves his receptionist.
- Why is the leaf falling from the tree?
- The man kissed his wife.
- The zoo in this city is modern and clean.
- A rich businessman has to pay his tax.
- The switch is dirty.
- The match is wet. It isn’t lighting.
- The government of that country is corrupt.
- The teacher’stest is in a safe.
- The police chief hates that thief.
- The English class is canceled because the professor is sick
- The band played a waltz
- The studio is small and comfortable
- I found a shiny penny yesterday
- There is one e in coffee.[Change one to two.]
- There is one s in profession.[Change one to two.]
- There is a piano on the patio.
- The army is ready to fight for its country.
- I want a different potato. This is dirty.
- Which path goes to Mr. Cash’s house?[Make the house belong to all the Cashes.]
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