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Should singular nouns that end in S be treated as plural?

No, such nouns are treated as singular. For example, give me a glass of beer. Glass ends in s, but you still say "a glass" indicating the singlular.


Give six nouns which have no sigular form?

There are two groups of nouns that have no singular form.Words for pairs, called binary nouns; for example, the singular is pants, the plural is two pairs of pants. Others are:shortstrouserspajamasscissorsglassestweezersAggregate nouns; some end in -s, but are used as singular or plural:accommodationsmathematicscongratulationsinformationknowledgegoods


Can you give me examples of special nouns in singular and plural form?

Abstract nouns are sometimes referred to as special nouns. Abstract nouns are words for things that can't be experienced by any of the five senses; they can't be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched. Abstract nouns are things that are known, understood, believed, or felt emotionally.Examples of singular and plural special nouns are:SINGULAR - PLURALability - abilitiesbelief - beliefschallenge - challengesday - daysdream - dreamsego - egosfeeling - feelingsfriendship - friendshipsidea - ideasmotive - motivesnegotiation - negotiationsorganization - organizationspromise - promisesrelationship - relationshipsrule - rulesscience - sciencestheory - theoriesuse - usesvariety - varietiesyear - years


Give you a list of nouns that are both singular and plural?

deer, fish, sheep, grass


Give five nouns ending in is change you to e in the plural?

Five nouns that change from the ending -is to -es to form the plural are:crisis to crisesoasis to oasesthesis to thesesbasis to baseshypothesis to hypotheses

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Should singular nouns that end in S be treated as plural?

No, such nouns are treated as singular. For example, give me a glass of beer. Glass ends in s, but you still say "a glass" indicating the singlular.


Can you give me an example of noun counters in a sentence?

If you are referring to countable nouns, those are nouns that have a plural. Book, girl, school, horse... these all can be counted. Five books. Twenty girls. Three schools. Two horses. But some nouns have no plural. They are called non-countable (or non-count) nouns. "Information" and "research" are two examples.


How do you pluralize a noun ending in y please give an example?

Most nouns ending in -y like "company" are made plural by replacing the -y with -ies, thus "companies".


Give six nouns which have no sigular form?

There are two groups of nouns that have no singular form.Words for pairs, called binary nouns; for example, the singular is pants, the plural is two pairs of pants. Others are:shortstrouserspajamasscissorsglassestweezersAggregate nouns; some end in -s, but are used as singular or plural:accommodationsmathematicscongratulationsinformationknowledgegoods


Give you example of nouns ending in y?

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayDayMayJayKayIrony


Can you give me an example of count noun nouns and give me an sentence?

Count nouns are nouns that have both a singular and a plural form. Some examples are:I brought a bag of apples to give you each an apple.I often ride my bike with the other kids who have bikes.We took a tour of cities but the city we liked best was Paris.The teacher gives us homework but not as much as other teachers.


Give you example of gender of noun?

Examples of nouns for a male:boyfatherkingunclestallionroosterExamples of nouns for a female: sistermotherqueenniecemarehenExamples of common gender nouns: accountantparentneighborrelativehorsepoultryExamples of neuter nouns: addressboatchairdreameducationfudge


What is the foreign plural noun for tempo?

Most English dictionaries give two forms for the plural 'tempo' as tempos or tempi.


Plural noun give 5 example sentence?

A plural noun is a word for two or more people, places, or things. Example sentences (plural nouns in bold):The children play until dinner is ready.We heard the drums before we could see the parade.Our mothers will pick us up.All of the houses on the street were built in the 1960s.My friends and I had a great time!


Write The rules in forming the plural form of nouns give examples of each rule?

taba si jason


Can you give me examples of special nouns in singular and plural form?

Abstract nouns are sometimes referred to as special nouns. Abstract nouns are words for things that can't be experienced by any of the five senses; they can't be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched. Abstract nouns are things that are known, understood, believed, or felt emotionally.Examples of singular and plural special nouns are:SINGULAR - PLURALability - abilitiesbelief - beliefschallenge - challengesday - daysdream - dreamsego - egosfeeling - feelingsfriendship - friendshipsidea - ideasmotive - motivesnegotiation - negotiationsorganization - organizationspromise - promisesrelationship - relationshipsrule - rulesscience - sciencestheory - theoriesuse - usesvariety - varietiesyear - years


Can you give me a example of plural words?

A plural noun is a word for more than one person, place, or thing. Here are some rules to make singular nouns into plural nouns:To make most nouns plural, add an s to the end of the word. The plural of flower is flowers.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 dayis 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.