Singular/Plural
Category : 2nd Class
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.
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Plurals are formed by joining |
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Singular Plural |
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Class Classes |
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Echo Echoes |
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Branch Branches |
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Box Boxes |
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Watch watches |
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Buffalo Buffaloes |
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Hero Heroes |
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Some nouns ending in 'y' take '-ies' to form the plurals. |
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Singular Plural |
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Baby Babies |
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Army Armies |
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Story Stories |
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City Cities |
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Lady Ladies |
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Pony Ponies |
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Several nouns ending in '-F or '-fe take '-ves' to form the plurals, |
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Singular |
Plural |
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Knife |
Knives |
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Calf |
Calves |
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Wife |
Wives |
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Wolf |
Wolves |
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Leaf |
Leaves |
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Shelf |
Shelves |
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Some nouns change the vowels in the words to form the plurals, |
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Singular Plural |
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Man Men |
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Goose Geese |
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Woman Women |
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Tooth Teeth |
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Mouse Mice |
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Some nouns take '-en' to form the plurals. |
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Singular Plural |
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Ox Oxen |
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Child Children |
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Some nouns remain the same whether in the singular or in the plural forms. |
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Singular Plural |
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Swine Swine |
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Sheep Sheep |
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Deer Deer |
Some nouns exist only in the plural forms.
For example: scissors, tongs, spectacles, drawers, billiards, etc.
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