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What are some examples of nouns that change the base word to become plural?
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∙ 14y ago
Examples of plural words that are different from their singular:
- baby to babies
- story to stories
- calf to calves
- wife to wives
- foot to feet
- mouse to mice
- child to children
- ox to oxen
- datum to data
- medium to media
- criterion to criteria
- larva to larvae
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What are some examples of plural words like sheep?
Examples of nouns that do not change form for singular to plural:advicedeerbinocularsmeansoffspringpantssalmonscissorssheepspeciesswinetrout
What are some examples of nouns that become plural if s is added if they are vowel-o ending nouns?
Pianos Cellos Piccolos
What are the examples of nouns that are in singular form but plural in meaning?
Examples of nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning:pajamaspoliticsnewsglassesbinocularsscissorspantsshortstrouserstongstweezersmathematicsspeciesclothescongratulationsmolassesmumpsphysicseconomicscivicsaerobaticsgymnasticsmeasles
Can a noun be singular and plural?
Yes, some nouns can be singular and plural with no change in spelling. Some examples are:sheepswinedeertroutsalmonaircraftoffspringAlso, the pronoun you is both singular and plural.
Can irregular nouns change their vowel sound to make it plural?
Yes; some examples of nouns that change vowels to form the plural are:axis; axescrisis; crisesfoot; feetgoose; geeseman; menthesis; thesestooth; teethwoman; women
What are examples of nouns made plural with a new base word?
Goose can become geese. Mouse can become mice. Also, moose does not become "meese."
What nouns change from F to VES in the plural?
Examples of nouns that end in -f or -fe that change to -ves to form the plural are:calf; calveshalf; halveshoof; hoovesknife; knivesleaf; leaveslife; livesloaf; loavesscarf; scarvesself; selvessheaf; sheavesshelf; shelvesthief; thieveswife; wiveswolf; wolves
How do regular nouns form their plural?
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
What is a noun that can be singular or plural?
Examples of nouns that are both singular and plural are:aircraftdeerfishmeansmooseoffspringsalmonsheepshrimpspecies
What words singular nouns become plural nouns?
no yes speed
What noun does not have a plural?
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
What are some examples of nouns that become plural if s is added if they are vowel o ending nouns?
Some examples of nouns that end with 'o' and become plural by adding an 's' to the end are: alto, altos auto, autos cello, cellos crescendo, crescendos disco, discos hairdo, hairdos logo, logos patio, patios photo, photos piano, pianos radio, radios ratio, ratios
