Rewrite these sentences by changing the number as shown. One has been done for you.
1. The women told stories to the children.
The woman told a story to the child.
2. The leaf fell from the tree.
3. The boy listened to the radios.
4. The girls played with the goose.
5. The cherry grew on the tree.
6. The mason used a spade to work on the roof.
7. The boys attended the parties with their cousins.
8. The man looked after the ox and the buffalo.
9. The men travelled across the city.
10. He saw a deer and a fawn in the jungle.
Answer (2)
To change the number in these sentences, you will need to focus on turning singular nouns and verbs into plural ones, and vice versa. Each given sentence will be transformed according to these rules.
The leaf fell from the tree.
Singular to Plural : The leaves fell from the trees.
The boy listened to the radios.
Plural to Singular : The boy listened to the radio.
The girls played with the goose.
Plural to Singular : The girl played with the geese.
The cherry grew on the tree.
Singular to Plural : The cherries grew on the trees.
The mason used a spade to work on the roof.
Plural to Singular : The masons used spades to work on the roofs.
The boys attended the parties with their cousins.
Plural to Singular : The boy attended the party with his cousin.
The man looked after the ox and the buffalo.
Singular to Plural : The men looked after the oxen and the buffaloes.
The men travelled across the city.
Plural to Singular : The man travelled across the cities.
He saw a deer and a fawn in the jungle.
Singular to Plural : They saw deer and fawns in the jungles.
In English, pay attention to irregular plural forms like "goose" to "geese" and "ox" to "oxen." Also, some nouns such as "deer" remain the same whether singular or plural. These transformations ensure grammatical consistency in number agreement.
The sentences provided have been rewritten to reflect changes in number, converting singular nouns and verbs to plural forms, and vice versa. Key conversions include 'leaf' to 'leaves' and 'woman' to 'women.' Irregular plural forms should also be noted for correct grammatical usage.
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