Abstract nouns are sometimes referred to as special nouns. An abstract noun (special noun) is a noun that refers to a quality, idea or emotion. These nouns are considered special because they are not experienced by any of the five physical senses; you cannot touch, taste, see, hear or smell them. Abstract nouns are words for things that are learned, known, understood, or felt emotionally.
Examples of plural abract (special) nouns are:
friendships
freedoms
fears
loves
loyalties
ideas
joys
sentiments
feelings
emotions
anxieties
Examples of plural special nouns include "children," "teeth," "geese," and "women." These nouns have irregular plural forms that do not follow the typical "-s" or "-es" plural endings.
Some examples of special nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning include "scissors," "pants," "glasses," and "news." These nouns refer to objects that are grammatically plural but represent a single item or concept.
Examples of nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning:pajamaspoliticsnewsglassesbinocularsscissorspantsshortstrouserstongstweezersmathematicsspeciesclothescongratulationsmolassesmumpsphysicseconomicscivicsaerobaticsgymnasticsmeasles
Some examples of plural nouns not ending with 's' are children, men, women, mice, and geese.
Some examples of plural nouns ending in "s" include books, dogs, cats, cars, and trees.
Special nouns are nouns that do not follow typical singular/plural noun patterns, such as sheep (singular and plural), deer (singular and plural), and fish (singular and plural). Other examples include aircraft, species, and furniture.
Examples of nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning:pajamaspoliticsnewsglassesbinocularsscissorspantsshortstrouserstongstweezersmathematicsspeciesclothescongratulationsmolassesmumpsphysicseconomicscivicsaerobaticsgymnasticsmeasles
A regular noun forms the plural by adding an 's' or an 'es' to the end of the word. Nouns that form the plural in some other way are called irregular plural nouns. Examples of regular plural nouns: apple, apples church, churches friend, friends Examples of irregular plural nouns are: child, children medium, media tooth, teeth
Some examples of special nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning include "scissors," "pants," "glasses," and "news." These nouns refer to objects that are grammatically plural but represent a single item or concept.
Examples of nouns that are both singular and plural are:aircraftdeerfishmeansmooseoffspringsalmonsheepshrimpspecies
Some nouns that are the same for the singular and the plural are:deerfishelksheepoffspringSome nouns are singular but appear to be plural; words that are a short form for 'a pair of...'. There is no plural for these nouns, the plurals are expressed by using 'pairs of...'. Some examples are:pantsshortsglassesscissorsbinocularsUncountable nouns have no plural form and take a verb for the singular. Some uncountable nouns are:moneyinformationnewsadviceelectricity
Ten examples of plural pronouns are:weustheythemourtheirthesethoseourselvesyourselves
Examples of nouns that form their plural by adding 's' include dog (dogs), cat (cats), book (books), and house (houses).
Examples of plural forms of nouns ending in X are:ax, axesbox, boxeshex, hexesibex, ibexesmix, mixesox, oxen (irregular plural)six, sixestax, taxesthorax, thoraxes (or thoraces)wax, waxes
The two nouns that behave irregularly in English are "child" (plural: children) and "ox" (plural: oxen). These nouns have unique forms for their plural versions that do not follow the typical rules for forming plurals in English.
These nouns are always plural and they always take plural verbs: * glasses * pants/trousers * shorts * pajamas * jeans * people * police * scissors
Examples of one syllable plural common nouns are:antsboyscatsdoorseggsfansgateshairsinksjokeskingslaughsmennounsowlspiesquiltsroundsseastubsupsviewswinesxisyearszoos
Singular means one. Plural means more than one. To form a plural noun, we usually (but not always) add the letter -s to the end of the singular word. Some examples of singular nouns and their corresponding plural forms are:desk - desksgirl - girlsbowl- bowlskey - keysWhen the singular word ends with s, tch, sh, x, z, we form the plural by adding -es to the singular noun. Some examples of singular nouns with -es endings to form plural nouns are:kiss - kisseswatch - watchesdish - dishesWhen the singular word ends with a -y following a consonant, we take away the -y and add -ies to form the plural noun. Some examples of singular nouns ending in -y following a consonant are:baby - babiescountry- countriesdaddy - daddiesSome singular nouns have irregular plural forms. We can memorize these plural nouns. Some examples of singular nouns with their irregular plural forms are:child- childrenappendix - appendicesSome singular nouns and plural forms look the same; they do not make any changes in the plural form. Some examples of singular nouns and their plurals are:deer - deerfish - fish