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Singular/Plural

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Singular/Plural

 

A noun that denotes one person, place, animal, or thing is called singular noun.

For example: doctor, fan, glass, box, bottle, etc.

 

A noun that denotes more than one person place animal, or thing is called plural noun.

For example: balls, pens, books, toffees, keys, etc.

However, some nouns exist only in plural forms.

For example: jeans, scissors, tongs, etc.

 

 

 

Plurals are formed by joining

            Singular                                   Plural

              Class                                      Classes

              Echo                                      Echoes

              Branch                                   Branches

              Box                                       Boxes

              Watch                                    watches

             Buffalo                                    Buffaloes

             Hero                                       Heroes

 

 

 

Some nouns ending in 'y' take '-ies' to form the plurals.

           Singular                         Plural

            Baby                                         Babies

            Army                                        Armies

            Story                                         Stories

            City                                          Cities

            Lady                                         Ladies

            Pony                                         Ponies

 

 

 

Several nouns ending in '-F or '-fe take '-ves' to form the plurals,

Singular

Plural

Knife

Knives

Calf

Calves

Wife

Wives

Wolf

Wolves

Leaf

Leaves

Shelf

Shelves

 

 

 

Some nouns change the vowels in the words to form the plurals,

            Singular                                   Plural

            Man                                          Men

            Goose                                       Geese

            Woman                                     Women

            Tooth                                        Teeth

            Mouse                                       Mice

 

 

 

Some nouns take '-en' to form the plurals.

            Singular                                   Plural

            Ox                                            Oxen

            Child                                         Children

 

 

 

Some nouns remain the same whether in the singular or in the plural forms.

            Singular                                   Plural

            Swine                                        Swine

            Sheep                                        Sheep

            Deer                                          Deer

 

 

 

Some nouns exist only in the plural forms.

For example: scissors, tongs, spectacles, drawers, billiards, etc.


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