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Yes, "lyric" can refer to a single set of words in a song or poem (singular) or to multiple sets of words (plural). For example, "The lyric of this song is beautiful" (singular) and "The lyrics of these songs are catchy" (plural).
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Yes, and they are exactly the same. Singular = Singular Plural = Plural
Singular: book / Plural: books Singular: cat / Plural: cats Singular: child / Plural: children Singular: foot / Plural: feet
what are the greek words end by 'on' in singular and change to 'a' in plural?
It takes a plural verb. example, His mathematics are weak.
The word tree is a singular noun; the plural form is trees. example: We replaced the dead tree with two new trees. It is not one of those words where the singular and plural forms are the same, like the word deer.
No, not all words have a distinct plural possessive form. Some singular possessive forms can be used to indicate possession for both singular and plural nouns. For example, "children's" can be used for the plural possessive of "child" and "children."
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Some example nouns that are the same for singular and plural are:aircraftarchivesbinocularsbisonchalkdeerelkglassesheadquartersmoosenewsoffspringpajamaspantspolicereindeersalmonscissorsseriessheepspeciesswine
practitioner is singular (plural practitioners)sofa is singular (plural sofas)satellite is singular (plural satellites)clips is plural (singular clip)dentist is singular (plural dentists)dollars is plural (singular dollar)article is singular (plural articles)magazines is plural (singular magazine)laminator is singular (laminators is plural)radios is plural (singular radio)
Nouns that are always plural with no singular form are:newsmathematicsclothes