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Title: Singular


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
Irregular and special plurals
  • Plurals in ves
  • knife knives
  • wolf - wolves

10
Other irregular plurals
  • man men,
  • child children
  • goose geese
  • person - people

11
Plural same as singular
  • means means
  • series series
  • crossroads - crossroads

12
Foreign words with special plurals.
  • cactus cacti
  • basis bases
  • kibbutz - kibbutzim

13
Noun adverb combination
  • In noun adverb combinations, the plural s is
    usually added to the noun.
  • passer-by - passers-by
  • runner-up - runners-up

14
No singular
  • Some plurals have no singular forms.
  • glasses
  • jeans
  • oats
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