Using final S/ES in English
This free English grammar lesson is about using -S or -ES in English. Using -S or -ES whether it is a plural noun or a simple present verb tense when the subject is a singular nour or a singular third person pronoun is quite confusing to ESL learners.
Plural Noun:
Adding -S or -ES to a noun to make it plural.
Examples:
- These books are good to read.
- I go to English classes three times a week.
Verbs
Adding -S or -ES to the simple present VERB tense when its Subject is a singular noun or a third person singular pronoun.
Examples:
- She wants to be a good doctor.
- Bob works very hard.
- He teaches us English at university.
Spelling for final -S or – ES
- The most common way for most words, a noun or a verb, we simply add -S to it to spell the word correctly.
Examples:- like – likes
- book – books
- Word or verb that end with -s, -sh, -ch, -z, -x is added -ES to spell it correctly.
- bus – buses
- wash – washes
- watch – watches
- buzz – buzzes
- box – boxes
- Word ends in -y:
- Add -S only if -y is followed by a vowel.
Examples:
boy – boys
stay – stays - Change -y into -I and add -ES if -y is followed by a consonant.
Examples:
baby – babies
study – studies
- Add -S only if -y is followed by a vowel.
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