Uncountable nouns are singular and usually have no plural form. Of course, there are exceptions, but for the most part uncountable nouns are singular. Some examples of uncountable nouns are:
A notable exception is that the plural form for food and substances is reserved for 'types of' or 'kinds of'; for example:
Some examples of nouns that don't have a plural form include "furniture," "information," "advice," and "jewelry." These are considered uncountable nouns because they are already plural in nature or represent a singular concept that can't be counted.
Examples of nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning:pajamaspoliticsnewsglassesbinocularsscissorspantsshortstrouserstongstweezersmathematicsspeciesclothescongratulationsmolassesmumpsphysicseconomicscivicsaerobaticsgymnasticsmeasles
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
Examples of nouns that form their plural by adding 's' include dog (dogs), cat (cats), book (books), and house (houses).
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
Examples of nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning include "scissors," "pants," "physics," "politics," and "gymnastics." These words refer to singular items or concepts even though they are grammatically plural.
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
Examples of nouns that form their plural by adding 's' include dog (dogs), cat (cats), book (books), and house (houses).
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
Examples of nouns that do not change form for singular to plural:advicedeerbinocularsmeansoffspringpantssalmonscissorssheepspeciesswinetrout
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
Examples of nouns ending in -sh and their plural forms:ash-ashesdish-dishesbranch-branchesbush-bushesbrush-brushesflash-flashes
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.
Nouns that have no plural form are called mass nouns, uncountable nouns, or non-count nouns.
Examples of nouns that are the same in the singular and the plural:sheepdeergrouseChineseSwissLebaneseoffspringknowledgebarracksinformationbutterswine
The plural form of nouns is used to indicate more than one person, place, thing, or idea. To form the plural of most nouns in English, simply add -s or -es to the singular form.
Examples of plural synonyms for the beginning of a discourse are:startsstarting pointsopeningsExamples of plural synonyms for the beginning of anything are:birthscommencementsdebutslaunchesoriginsstartupsThe following synonyms for the beginning of anything are mass nouns, nouns that have no plural form.conceptioncreationestablishmentinceptioninitiationinstitutionoutsetthreshold