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Singular & Plural

Singular & Plural. Toomas Aaskivi CRJG. Singular & Plural. The plural of most nouns is formed by adding –s to the singular. tent – tents tree - trees shark -sharks. Some special cases 1.

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Singular & Plural

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  1. Singular & Plural Toomas Aaskivi CRJG

  2. Singular & Plural • The plural of most nouns is formed by adding –s to the singular. • tent – tents • tree - trees • shark -sharks

  3. Some special cases 1 • If the noun ends in consonant + y , the plural is normally made by changing -y to -i and adding –es. • lady – ladies • party - parties

  4. Some special cases 2 • IF the noun ends in vowel +y , the plural is made by adding –s • donkeys • days

  5. Some special cases 3 • Proper names have plurals in –ys • Februarys • The Kennedys

  6. Some special cases 4 • If the singular ends in –sh, -ch, -s, -x, -z, - es is added. • boxes • churches • crashes

  7. Some special cases 5 • Some nouns ending in –o have plurals in –es. • negro – negroes • echo – echoes • tomato - tomatoes

  8. Some special cases 6 • Nouns ending in vowel +o have plurals in –s • radio – radios • zoo - zoos

  9. Other irregular plurals • man – men, • child – children • goose – geese • person - people

  10. Plural same as singular • means – means • series – series • crossroads - crossroads

  11. Foreign words with special plurals. • cactus – cacti • basis – bases • kibbutz - kibbutzim

  12. Noun + adverb combination • In noun + adverb combinations, the plural –s is usually added to the noun. • passer-by - passers-by • runner-up - runners-up

  13. No singular • Some plurals have no singular forms. • glasses • jeans • oats

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