Spanish Cities

Robert C Watson

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This English as a second or foreign language handout and worksheet teaches plural nouns as used with the verb be in the context of talking about Spanish cities.

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• Langue: Français

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Spanish Cities

Plural Nouns With Be

Madrid

Granada

Seville

Some nouns that end in

y

drop the

y

and add

ies

to become plural.

Madrid and Granada are

cities

.

city

= singular noun;

cities

= plural noun

Plural means more than one.

Cities

are large

towns

.

cities

=

plural noun;

towns

=

plural noun

Cities

is the subject of this sentence. It is

followed by the plural form of the verb.

are

=

plural form of

be; is

= singular form of

be

Two or more nouns make the subject of a

sentence plural. These nouns are followed by a

plural verb.

Granada and Seville

are cities in Spain.

Granada and Seville

= plural subject

are

=

plural form of

be

;

is

= singular form of

be

Cities

are large

towns

.

Madrid and Granada are

cities

.

Granada and Seville

are cities in Spain.