Nouns: The Number | Master Grammar

 

A countable noun can be one or more than one, i.e., two, three or four etc. in number. So, these nouns fall into two categories in terms of number : 

   1. Singular Nouns

   2. Plural Nouns

A noun that denotes one person, place or thing etc., is of singular number ; as -

    bat, child, tooth, ox, foot etc.

A noun that denotes more-than-one persons, places or things etc., is of plural number ; as -

    bats, children, teeth, oxen, feet etc.

FORMATION OF PLURALS~

        Plurals can be made in several ways : 

(a) By adding s to the singular forms:

Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
act	acts	ear	ears
bag	bags	eye	eyes
brother	brothers	envelope	envelopes
book	books	holiday	holidays
cow	cows	house	houses
dog	dogs	law	laws
door	doors	state	states
idea	ideas	question	questions
pupil	pupils	window	windows

(b) By adding es to the singular forms:

Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
match	matches	wish	wishes
watch	watches	ass	asses
latch	latches	glass	glasses
inch	inches	princess	princesses
bus	buses	dress	dresses
gas	gases	boss	bosses
bush	bushes	box	boxes
brush	brushes	tax	taxes
dish	dishes	fox	foxes
bunch	bunches	quiz	quizzes

(c) Nouns ending in y after a consonant form their plurals by dropping their y and adding ies :

Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
army	armies	fairy	fairies
ally	allies	family	families
baby	babies	lily	lilies
body	bodies	luxury	luxuries
city	cities	hobby	hobbies
copy	copies	fly	flies
country	countries	story	stories
dictionary	dictionaries	trophy	trophies
daisy	daisies	victory	victories

(d) Nouns ending in y after a vowel form their plurals by adding s only :

Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
bay	bays	key	keys
day	days	donkey	donkeys
ray	rays	monkey	monkeys
way	ways	essay	essays
boy	boys	storey	storeys
toy	toys	play	plays
joy	joys	tray	trays
guy	guys	drey	dreys

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