Bait
The words was and were are not singular or plural, BUT... WAS is used after a singular noun, and WERE is used after a plural noun. Examples: The dog (a singular noun) WAS walking in the park today. The dogs (a plural noun) WERE walking in the park today. A helpful saying to remember; He WAS, they WERE.
Worms
The noun 'pollock' can be used as a non-count noun with no plural form, or a count noun. The plural form of the count noun is pollocks. Both are accepted forms.
The noun 'applause' is an uncountable noun (mass noun), a word that has no plural form.A noun counter is used to quantify an uncountable noun, for example, 'rounds of applause'.
When used as a noun, pay is a mass noun and has no plural form, i.e. The strikers were campaigning for better pay and conditions.
The noun 'bait' is singular; the plural form is baits. Example sentence:We use several different types of baits and lures for bass fishing.
No, when is not a plural noun. It can be used as an adverb, conjunction, pronoun, and noun.
DATA is plural. The singular is DATUM.
The words was and were are not singular or plural, BUT... WAS is used after a singular noun, and WERE is used after a plural noun. Examples: The dog (a singular noun) WAS walking in the park today. The dogs (a plural noun) WERE walking in the park today. A helpful saying to remember; He WAS, they WERE.
Worms
No the word dancing is not a plural noun. When used as a noun the word dancing is uncountable.
Had is a verb, not a noun, and is both singular and plural.
When used as a noun, the plural form of daily is dailies
The word name is a singular noun; the plural form is names.
The noun 'pollock' can be used as a non-count noun with no plural form, or a count noun. The plural form of the count noun is pollocks. Both are accepted forms.
The noun 'applause' is an uncountable noun (mass noun), a word that has no plural form.A noun counter is used to quantify an uncountable noun, for example, 'rounds of applause'.
When used as a noun, pay is a mass noun and has no plural form, i.e. The strikers were campaigning for better pay and conditions.