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To make plural forms of nouns, you normally add an S
e.g. week - weeks, cup - cups, plane - planes
- If the noun ends in S, Z, X, CH or SH, you normally add ES
e.g. bus - buses, buzz - buzzes, box - boxes, stitch - stitches
- There some nouns that have special (irregular) plural forms to learn
e.g. man-men, woman-women, foot-feet
as well as plurals formed as in the original language
e.g. index-indices, addendum-addenda, cactus-cacti, alga-algae, phenomenon-phenomena
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How do you spell the plural form of valley?
The plural is valleys.Unlike nouns ending in -y (ally, spy), English nouns ending in -ay or -ey form regular S plurals.
What is the plural form of the word explanation?
The word explain is a verb. Verbs do not have plurals; only nouns (and pronouns) have plural forms.
What is the plural word for empty?
There are only plurals for nouns and empty is a adjective, so there is none.
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.
Why are sheriff and gulf different plural nouns?
Sheriff and gulf are different singular nouns, so it stands to reason that they would be different plural nouns. If you're asking why their plurals are formed differently, they aren't.
How do you spell frustrated in plural form?
Only nouns have plurals. Frustrated is a verb form, or an adjective.
Does nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding s?
Yes, nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding s. For example, "essay" becomes "essays" and "donkey" becomes "donkeys."
What is the spelling rule for changing singular words to plural?
Nouns are made plural by adding -s or -es to form the plural, they are called regular plurals; nouns using another form for the plural are called irregular plurals. Some examples of irregular plurals are:child- childrenwoman- womentooth- teethmouse- miceknife- knivesoasis- oasesgoose- geesecactus- cacti
How do you spell the plural form of valley?
The plural is valleys.Unlike nouns ending in -y (ally, spy), English nouns ending in -ay or -ey form regular S plurals.
Do nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding s?
yes, such as: way-->ways valley-->valleys decoy-->decoys guy-->guys
What are common nouns that do not have s or es?
Nouns that are made plural by adding an 's', 'es', or 'ies' are called regular plurals; nouns that from the plural by another means are called irregular plurals. Some examples of irregular plural common nouns are:singular / pluralman / menwoman / womenchild / childrenperson / peoplemouse / micegoose / geeseox / oxenfoot / feettooth / teethcactus / cactidatum / datamedium / media
How do plural nouns usually end?
Nouns with the 'usual ending' are called regular plurals; plurals formed by adding -s or -es to the end of the word. Examples are: arches birds cats dogs eggs frogs grapes heroes inches jokes knees locks Nouns that form the plural in some other way are called irregular plurals.
What few nouns take an ending to form their plurals?
Examples of plurals that are formed by adding an ending:car, carswish, wishesbox, boxeshero, heroesbaby, babieslife, liveschild, childrenformula, formulaeindex, indicesbeau, beaux
How can you form a plural form of the verb?
You can't. Verbs do not have plural form. Plurals refer to the presence of two or more of something, so are limited to nouns or pronouns.
Which nouns don't have plurals?
Nouns like "uncountable nouns," "mass nouns," and "abstract nouns" typically do not have a plural form because they represent concepts or substances that cannot be divided into separate units. Examples include "knowledge," "water," and "happiness."
Nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding?
Nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding the letter 's'. Examples:one day, two daysone boy, two boysone play, two playsone blue-jay, two blue-jays
What do you call a nouns that change spelling?
Nouns that change their spelling to form the plural are called irregular plurals. Examples:man; menchild; childrenmouse; micetooth; teethfoot; feetbaby; babiesknife; knivesanalysis; analysesNouns the form the plural by adding -s or -es are called regular plurals. Examples:ball; ballsboss; bosseshand; handsdish; dishesroad; roadswaltz; waltzes
