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Is analytics singular or plural?
English nouns ending in -ics, such as analytics, statistics and politics, derive from Greek neuter plurals, and are plural in form but singular in meaning, and take a singular verb.
How do nouns ending in Y preceded by a vowel form?
Most nouns ending in -y preceded by a vowel are made plural by just adding an -s to the end of the word, for example: day to days; alley to alleys; boy to boys; guy to guys; etc. Nouns ending in -y preceded by a consonant, take out the -y and add -ies for example: candy to candies; duty to duties; baby to babies; etc.
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 the rules on where to put apostrophes?
Apostrophes are put in place of elided letters, e.g. don't, for, do, not, or fo'c's'l for forecastle. In the case of possessives, the rule is: 1) All singular nouns, regardless of spelling, take 's; 2) Plural nouns ending in s take the apostrophe alone, but plurals not ending in s take 's. For example, Russ's house, States' rights, women's sports.please re-phrase this so we can understand your meaning.
How are plurals formed?
The majority of plural nouns are formed by adding -s or -es (after an CH, S, SH, X or Z, and possibly O).Some will double the ending consonant (quizzes).Words ending in consonant Y change the Y to I and add -es.These are called "regular plurals."Other nouns remain the same in singular and plural forms (sheep, fish, deer).Words ending in F may change the F to a V before adding -es (leaf-leaves, half-halves).Plural forms of other nouns are formed according to different language rules (man-men, child-children, ox-oxen, mouse-mice, radius-radii, index-indices).These are called "irregular plurals."
Examples of plurals?
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
Forming possessive nouns?
The possessive singular ending of all English nouns is's, regardless of spelling. Singular nouns that end in s take 's in the possessive, for example class: class's and James: James's. Words that end in an s sound gain a syllable in the possessive singular, and for some exalted names this has an awkward sound. For them we use the prepositional construction with of. For example we say the Law of Moses rather than Moses's Law, or the Teaching of Jesus instead of Jesus's Teaching.The possessive plural ending of all English nouns that take s in the plural is the apostrophe ' alone. For example The two cities' leaders agreed on a compromise. This is only for the plurals ending in s. It is incorrect to use the apostrophe alone for the possessive of any singular word ending in s.The possessive plural ending of all English nouns that do not take s in the plural is 's. For example the children's hour or Women's Lib
List of special nouns plural in form but singular in meaning?
Examples of nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning are:aerobicsathleticsbilliardsbinocularsblues (type of music)civicscrossroadsdartsdominoeseconomicseyeglassesgymnasticsheadquartersmathematicsmeaslesmumpsnewspantsPhilippinespoliticsscissorsseriesshinglesshortstongstrouserstweezersMany neuter plurals from Latin and Greek, such as data and media, economics and politics, are plural in form but generally take a singular verb.Example sentences:Billiards is a game which connects mathematics and football.What is the news?Acoustics is the study of sounds.He soon came to a crossroads.His room is often in a shambles.
How do you know when to change a word to either have an 'ies' ending or 'y' ending?
The basic rule is for nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant, the plural is formed by dripping the 'y' and 'ies'. For nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel, the plural is formed by adding 's' only. Why this came about, I do not know. Perhaps a question for the category 'word origins'.Some examples for nouns that drop the Y and add IES for plurals are:babiesdaisiesladiesstoriesdairiesfairiespartiescountriesSome examples for nouns that do not drop the Y for plurals:alleysboyschimneysdaysessaysjoyskeysmonkeys
Nouns ending with s take plural meaning?
No, there are many singular nouns that end with s, for example:one bossone busone cactusone dressone lensthe measlesthe newsthe nucleus
Plural forms of words ending with o?
Nouns that end in 'o' in their singular form can take an 's' or an 'es' for their plural form. Some examples:echo to echoeshero to heroespotato to potatoesveto to vetoesauto to autosphoto to photosstudio to studiospiano to pianos
What part of speech does a word ending in ment become?
Usually, words ending in "-ment" are nouns. For example, take the root word "commit", which is a verb. Add "-ment". You get "commitment". This is a noun.
