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Hmm... interesting question. I'm not sure it is just adding an s, but there are some noun forms that are singular when they end in S, and are plural when they end with something else. One of these groups are many nouns that end in -US. For instance, "octopi" is plural, and "octopus" is singular. So, it isn't just adding an s, but the s is one indicator that it is singular. Adding an apostrophe s to any noun makes it possessive and therefore singular.
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∙ 17y ago
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∙ 9y agoNouns ending in S but singular in form are:
- abyss
- access
- address
- ass
- athletics
- basis
- bass
- bias
- binoculars (pairs are plural. Test with "be": Where are my binoculars)
- bliss
- boss
- brass
- bris
- bus
- cactus
- carcass
- caress
- cess
- chablis
- Chess
- class
- clothes
- compress
- congress
- cress
- cross
- cypress
- dais
- Dallas
- Diabetes
- dialysis
- dress
- dross
- duress
- egress
- emphasis
- excess
- express
- floss
- fortress
- fuss
- gas
- glass
- gloss
- goddess
- grass
- gross
- guess
- hippopotamus
- hiss
- homunculus
- ibis
- impress
- iris
- jeans
- kiss
- lass
- lens
- less
- loss
- loess
- mantis
- mass
- Massachusetts
- mathematics
- measles
- mess
- minus
- miss
- mistress
- molasses
- morass
- moss
- mumps
- muss
- narcissus
- news
- octopus
- pants
- papyrus
- Paris
- pass
- physics
- platypus
- plus
- press (printing)
- progress
- pus
- puss
- rebus
- redress
- regress
- sass
- sassafras
- sis
- stress
- stylus
- success
- Texas
- tights
- tongs
- tress
- trousers
- truss
- tweezers
- walrus
- watercress
- witness
- yes
- Zeus
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∙ 11y agoSome examples of singular nouns that end in 's' are:
- address
- bias
- boss
- bus
- chassis
- chess
- dais
- dress
- gas
- grass
- guess
- ibis
- iris
- kiss
- moss
- stress
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago- Examples of singular nouns that end with the letter s are:
- bass
- bliss
- boss
- brass
- bus
- business
- caress
- dress
- empress
- forgetfulness
- fuss
- glass
- guess
- ibis
- kiss
- loss
- marquess
- mass
- mess
- miss
- moss
- octopus
- pass
- platypus
- plus
- princess
- rhinoceros
- stress
- toughness
- truss
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∙ 11y agoPrince.
The plural of prince is princes. If you add another s you get princess, a singular noun.
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∙ 14y agohi people
here are the words u need
Biro Biro's
avocado avocados
patio patios
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∙ 14y agoIt's the other way around! Singular nouns become plural if you add an -S at the end (but only the regular ones).
ex: a watch, two watches, a cat, two cats, an idea, two ideas.
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∙ 11y agonouns like loaf-loaves
shelf-shelves
knife-knives
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∙ 11y agoPrince.
Add an 's' to make the plural: princes
Add another s to make the singular noun: princess
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