Hey plural nouns are really kind of difficult if you
compare them to singular nouns. Be sure to study the
different ways to form plural nouns above.
Test:Grammar
Plural
Nouns
It
is very important to make sure the words in a sentence have
singular and plural agreement. In the following test, choose the
correct sentences.
1. Choose the
correct sentence.
a. She is taking less classes this semester.
b. She is taking fewer classes this semester.
2. Choose the
correct sentence.
a. That student is always late for class. He
annoys the teacher.
b. That student is always late for class. They
annoy the teacher.
3. Choose the
correct sentence.
a. That food has a lot of sugars.
b. That food has a lot of sugar.
4. Choose the
correct sentence.
a. Every students was on time for class this
morning.
b. Every student was on time for class this
morning.
5. Choose the
correct sentence.
a. This news is very exciting.
b. These news is very exciting.
6. Choose the
correct sentence.
a. There are fewer calories in light beer than
regular beer.
b. There are less calories in light beer than
regular beer.
7. Choose the
correct sentence.
a. John always gives his wife a lot of jewelry.
b. John always gives his wife a lot of jewelries.
8. Choose the
correct sentence.
a. We bought a lot of used furniture at a garage
sale.
b. We bought a lot of used furnitures at a garage sale.
9. Choose the
correct sentence.
a. The new equipments for the basketball team has
arrived.
b. The new equipment for the basketball team has
arrived.
10. Choose the
correct sentence.
a. Mayumi bought a little apples for her lunches
this week.
b. Mayumi bought a few apples for her lunch this
week.
Additional Lessons
About These
Lessons
The following classroom lessons are great for students
who want additional conversation, listening, and reading
practice.
Conversation Lesson -
Intermediate Level. Let's
Learn English conversation lesson
with a conversation video, a video script, audio
listening practice, and a new
words section.
Conversation Lesson
25 - Only Human
(Intermediate -
Conversation, Listening, Reading)
In this lesson Lightning Bolt Lady goes looking for her
superpowers. But will she ever find them? And will she
ever help...anyone?
Lesson Video
Watch the video and then read the video script.
Video Script
ANNOUNCER: When last we saw Anna, she had made a new friend. And they had been
talking about superheroes for a while when suddenly Anna became Lightning Bolt
Lady!
ANNOUNCER: She tried to find her superpowers. But it did not go well.
ANNOUNCER: She can’t fly, become invisible or create a force field. And she
really cannot walk through walls. Ouch, Lightning Bolt Lady.
ANNOUNCER: She had been walking into that wall for about 15 minutes when she had
a great idea.
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: I just had a great idea!
ANNOUNCER: I can’t wait to hear this one! But first, let’s talk about grammar.
ANNOUNCER: Professor Bot is on vacation this week. I’m the announcer. So, I’m
going to tell you about the past perfect continuous.
ANNOUNCER: We use this verb tense to show that an action started in the past and
continued to another time or action in the past.
ANNOUNCER: For example, I said, “She had been walking into that wall for about
15 minutes when she had a great idea.”
ANNOUNCER: Had been walking is the past perfect continuous of the verb walk.
It’s had been plus the -ing form of the verb.
ANNOUNCER: You’ll hear me use this verb tense a few more times today.
ANNOUNCER: Now, what am I forgetting? Oh right! Lightning Bolt Lady’s great
idea.
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: If I want to know my superpowers, I’ll need to learn about
lightning!
ANNOUNCER: So, she read many books about lightning.
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: Wow. A lightning strike usually lasts less than a second.
(She tells this to a person and he slowly moves away.)
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: Lightning is really fast and I like speed walking. So,
maybe one of my superpowers is super-speed walking! (to stranger) Bye!
(She begins to super-speed walk.)
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: Check! Super-speed walking is definitely one of my
superpowers.
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: Lightning has millions of volts of electricity. Amazing!
(She puts her hand up and lightning bolts shoot from her fingers.)
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: Wow! I can charge a lot of batteries with this superpower!
ANNOUNCER: She had been looking for hours for someone to help when she found her
chance.
WOMAN: Hello? Hello? I’m sorry. I’m going to have to call you back. My phone is
dying.
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: Excuse me, I can charge your phone.
WOMAN: Really? Thanks!
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: I’m Lightning Bolt Lady!
(She takes the woman's phone and shoots it with a lightning bolt. But it turns
into ashes. Then, she gives the woman lots of money and smiles and says
goodbye.)
ANNOUNCER: She had been practicing her superpowers all day. Suddenly, she heard
a terrible sound – a child’s disappointment.
ANNOUNCER: These children tried to light a fire for over an hour. But then, they
gave up.
PARENT: Hey kids, that wood will never burn. It’is too wet.
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: Small humans, what is wrong?
CHILD: Stranger danger!
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: I’m Lightning Bolt Lady!
YOUNG MAN: Oh no. It’s you.
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: (to YOUNG MAN:) We meet again. And guess what: I found my
superpowers.
CHILD: Well, we need a fire to toast the marshmallows to make S’mores.
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: I can help.
YOUNG MAN: We don’t need a super-speed walker but thanks!
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: Super-speed walking is just one of my superpowers. I can
also do this!
(She tries to use her lightning bolts but it doesn't go well.)
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: Sorry! Let me do it again.
(She lights the fire with her lightning bolts.)
CHILDREN: Thanks, Lightning Bolt Lady!
YOUNG MAN: Lightning Bolt Lady
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: You’re welcome. But you don’t have enough firewood. Using
my super-speed walking, I will get more.
(She super-speed walks around to get firewood.)
PARENT: Lightning Bolt Lady, come back! A lightning storm is coming!
LIGHTNING BOLT LADY: Not a chance! There’s not a cloud in the …
CHILD: Lightning Bolt Lady, are you okay?
CHILD: Where's your super-suit?
ANNA: Oh no! I've lost my superpowers!
YOUNG MAN: It's starting to rain. Do you want to go inside and eat some S’mores?
ANNA: You read my mind.
ANNA: You know, I thought mind reading would be one of my superpowers. But it
wasn’t.
CHILD: That’d be a cool superpower. But I’d rather be able to talk to animals.
CHILD: That would be a cool superpower.
Listening
Now practice listening to only the audio portion of the conversation.
Practice
Now, you try it!
First, read about the past perfect continuous verb tense below. Then, write two
or three sentences in the Comments section about an action that started in the
past and continued to another time or action.
Be sure to use past perfect continuous in each sentence!
For example: They had been studying English for two years before they began
school in Washington, D.C.
Past Perfect Continuous
We use the past perfect continuous verb tense in two ways:
Use #1
To show that something started in the past and continued up until another time
or action in the past
Examples:
They had been talking about superheroes for a while when suddenly Anna became
Lightning Bolt Lady!
How long had Lightning Bolt Lady been trying to find her superpowers?
She'd not been trying for more than a day when she found her chance.
Use #2
To show that something caused something else in the past
Examples:
Lightning Bolt Lady was happy because she had been using her superpowers all
day.
The children were disappointed because they'd been wanting to make S’mores.
The young man was surprised when Lightning Bolt Lady arrived because he had not
been waiting for her.
Notice that, with the past perfect continuous, we often shorten the word had
with personal pronouns: I’d / you'd / he'd / she'd / we'd / they'd.
Test Yourself
How well do you know the grammar from Level 2? Test yourself!
In Lesson 25, you will see examples of grammar that you have learned in Level 2.
Look for sentences in Lesson 25 with:
Past perfect
Conditionals
Adverb Clauses
Prepositions
Passive voice
Other grammar you've learned in Level 2
Then, write those sentences in the Comments section. For example: She had been
walking into that wall for about 15 minutes when she had a great idea. (The
adverb clause is "when she had a great idea.")
New Words
ash –
n. the soft gray powder that remains after
something, such as wood, has been completely burned and destroyed by fire
average –
adj. a number that is calculated by adding
quantities together and then dividing the total by the number of quantities
battery –
n. a device that is placed inside a machine
(such as a clock, toy, or car) to supply it with electricity
cause –
v. something or someone that makes something
happen or exist
charge –
v. to give an amount of electricity to
something
cloud –
n. a white or gray mass in the sky that is made
of many very small drops of water
definitely –
adv. without doubt
disappointment –
n. the state of feeling of being disappointed
firewood –
n. wood used to make fire
give up –
phrasal verb. to stop an activity or effort
marshmallow –
n. a soft, white, sweet food made of sugar and
eggs
million –
n. the number 1,000,000
not a chance –
expression. there is no possibility
second –
n. a unit of time that is equal to 1/60 of a
minute
s’mores –
n. a sweet snack consisting of a chocolate bar
and toasted marshmallows sandwiched between graham crackers
strike –
n. the act of hitting something with force
terrible –
adj. very shocking and upsetting
volt –
n. a unit for measuring the force of an
electrical current
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