My great appreciation goes to Stacy Hagen, an experienced JBSL author,* who created new materials for the revised Fundamentals of English Grammar Workbook, bringing fresh approaches and ideas. Working with her was a very good experience. | CHAPTER ß Nouns and Pronouns CONTENTS 6-1 Pronunciation of final -s -es 6-10 Personal pronouns subjects and objects 6-2 Plural forms of nouns 6-11 Possessive nouns 6-3 Subjects verbs and objects 6-12 Possessive pronouns and adjectives 6-4 Objects of prepositions 6-13 Reflexive pronouns 6-5 Prepositions of time 6-14 Singular forms of other another vs. 6-6 Word order place and time the other 6-7 Subject-verb agreement 6-15 Plural forms of other other s vs. the 6-8 Using adjectives to describe nouns other s 6-9 Using nouns as adjectives 6-16 Summary of forms of other EXERCISE 1. Preview grammar terms. Chapter 6 Directions This exercise previews grammar terms used in this chapter. Identify the italicized word in each sentence as a noun adjective preposition or pronoun. 1. Eric is wearing a new shirt today. shirt 2. Algeria is in North Africa. in pvepösipiön 3. Steve is in Asia. He is traveling. he 4. I m thirsty. thirsty nAjecHve 5. We have class in this room every day. room 6. I know my way to Joanna s house. way 7. The happy children squealed with joy. happy 8. I walked to class with Maria. with 9. Hawaii has eight principal islands. islands 10. The hungry man stuffed his mouth with rice. hungry 11. Tokyo is the capital of Japan. Japan 12. Athens is a beautiful city. beautiful 13. My history book is under my desk. under 14. Do you like classical music music 15. I can t find my keys. Have you seen them them 156 6-1 PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S -ES Final -s -es has three different pronunciations s z and az . a seats seat s maps map s lakes lake s s is the sound of s in bus. Final -s is pronounced s after voiceless sounds. Examples of voiceless sounds t 3 p k . b seeds seed z stars star z holes hole z laws law z z is the sound of z in buzz. Final -s is pronounced z after voiced sounds. Examples of voiced sounds A1 M 1 m b and all vowel sounds. c dishes dish az matches match oz classes class az sizes size az pages page oz judges judge az az adds a whole syllable to a word.
