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Yes, the word 'these' as an adjective placed before a noun is to modify a noun as near in time or place.

The word 'these' is also a demonstrative pronoun, a word that takes the place of a plural noun for something near in time or distance. The demonstrative pronouns are: this, that, these, and those.

Examples:

adjective: These shoes will match my new suit.

demonstrative pronoun: These are more expensive than those.

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How do most nouns form their plural?

Most nouns form their plural by adding "s" to the end of the word.


Can you use the word the in front of a plural?

Of course; the fish, the deer, the tsunami, the moose, etc.


What are the two nouns that behave irreguarly?

There are irregular plural nouns, nouns that form their plural in a way different than adding an -s or an -es to the end of the word. Examples of irregular plural nouns are:baby->babieschild->childrenhoof->hoovesmedium->mediatooth->teethwife->wives


What are the rules in forming the plural of singular nouns?

A plural noun is a word for two or more people, places, or things. Here are some rules to make singular nouns into plural nouns:To make most nouns plural, add an s or es to the end of the word. These are called regular plurals (or regular nouns). Example: the plural of neighbor is neighbors, the plural of flower is flowers.Nouns that form their plural in some other way are called irregular plural (or irregular nouns). Example: the plural of child is children, the plural of foot is feet.Nouns ending in s, z, ch, sh, or x, add es to the end of the word to make it plural. The plural of dish is dishes.Some nouns ending with o are pluralized by adding and es to the end of the word. The plural of tomato is tomatoes.Most nouns ending with o are pluralized by adding s to the end of the word. The plural of photo is photos.When a noun ends in a y, change the y at the end of the word to an ies. The plural of berry is berries.Some nouns ending with y, preceded by a vowel, are pluralized by just adding s to the end of the word. The plural of day is days.Nouns ending with f or fe, change to f or the fe to ves to form the plural. The plural of life is lives.Nouns ending with ff are usually pluralized by just adding an s to the end of the word. The plural of cuff is cuffs.Some nouns change the vowel sound to become plural. The plural of man is men, the plural of tooth is teeth.Some Old English plurals are still in use. The plural of child is children, the plural of ox is oxen.Some nouns that end with is, the ending is changed to es to form the plural. The plural of crisis is crises.Some nouns that end with um, the um is replaced with an a. The plural for datum is data, the plural for medium is media.Some nouns that end with on, the on is replaced with an a. The plural of phenomenon is phenomena.Some nouns that end is a, change the a at the end of the word to ae. The plural of larva is larvae.Some nouns that end in ex or ix, the plural is formed by changing the x to ces. The plural of index is indeces, the plural of matrix is matrices.Some nouns that end in us, the plural is formed by changing the us to i. The plural of cactus is cacti, the plural of radius is radii.Nouns ending in eau, the plural is formed by adding x to the end of the word. The plural of bureau is bureaux.There are any number of other variations such as the plural of tempo is tempi; the plural of cherub is cherubim; the plural of person is people. But language evolves over time or we would still be speaking like Shakespeare. Even as I type these rules, some are officially amended. For example, the plural forms indeces and indexes are both being accepted as correct plurals for index and the plural forms bureaux and bureaus are both being accepted as correct plurals for bureau, as are many other irregular plurals being found in standard dictionaries with modernized plural options.


What do plural nouns end with?

Most plural nouns are formed by adding an 's', an 'es', or changing the last letter to 'ies'. Nouns that don't conform to this rule are called irregular nouns and use a change in spelling the word to form the plural or don't change at all to be used as plural. Some example of some irregular plural nouns are: one man to the plural men one foot to the plural feet one mouse to the plural mice one cactus to the plural cacti one goose to the plural geese one oasis to the plural oases one beau to the plural beaux one sheep to the plural sheep

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What is the name of a word that has no plural form?

Nouns that have no plural form are called mass nouns, uncountable nouns, or non-count nouns.


What is the plural form of the word noun?

Nouns is the plural form of noun.


What is the plural form of the word to?

There can be no plural form of to. To is a preposition. there can only be plural forms of nouns.


What is a list of the plural forms of different nouns?

A plural noun is a word for two or more people, places, or things.Examples of plural nouns are:applesappliancesbabiesboxescatschildrendinosaursdogseggplantseggsfavorsflowersgatesgemshatshousesigloosislandsjelliesjokeskneesknobslakeslimbsmenmoviesneedsnetsonionsopinionspeoplepeachesquestionsquizzesqualitiesroadsrosesstarssymbolstablesteethunclesusesvegetablesvibrationswalrusesweeksx-raysxenolithsyaksyamszoneszoologists.


What is the plural noun of include?

The word include does not have a plural as it is a verb. It is only nouns that have a plural form.


Is the word has singular or plural?

Verbs cannot be singular or plural. Has is after singular nouns.


How do most nouns form their plural?

Most nouns form their plural by adding "s" to the end of the word.


Can you use the word the in front of a plural?

Of course; the fish, the deer, the tsunami, the moose, etc.


Is nouns a common noun?

Yes, the word nouns is a common noun, a general word for a type of word; the plural form of the word noun, a thing.


What is the plural noun for shiny?

The word shiny is an adjective and so doesn't have a plural. It is only nouns that have a plural form.


Which word is a plural nouns Ben loved the performance of the athletes?

The plural noun is 'athletes', a word for two or more people.


What is the plural of forget-me-not?

The plural of forget-me not is forget-me-nots.