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How do you form the plural of proper nouns that end in y?
Add an 's' to form the plural of proper nouns ending in 'y'. For example:Kennedy > the KennedysMary > two MarysHarry > two HarrysJelly Belly > a handful of Jelly Bellys
What are the rules for pluar nouns?
For most nouns, you add "s" at the end of make it plural.E.g. Cat-catsFor SOME nouns ending in y, you take out the y and add "ies"E.g. Party-parties, ally-alliesNOTE: Nouns that have a vowel before the y do not follow this pattern.E.g. Alley-alleys, way-waysOthers are irregular and have no pattern.E.g. Cactus-cacti, mouse-mice, knife-knivesA few nouns stay the same. These are irregular nouns too.E.g. Fish-fish, deer-deer
What plural words end in y add s?
Nouns ending in -y, preceded by a vowel are made plural by adding an -s. Examples: boys, toys, clays, trays Nouns ending in -y, preceded by a consonant are made plural by dropping the -y and adding -ies. Examples: babies, ladies, parties, armies.
What do you add if the letter in front of the plural noun that ends with Y?
For nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant, the plural is formed by dropping the 'y' and adding 'ies' to the end of the word.For nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel, the plural is formed by adding an 's' after the ending 'y'.Examples:baby, babiesparty, partiesstory storiesboy, boysplay, playsstray, strays
What are the five rules to use when converting from singular to plural?
Add -s to most nouns. Add -es to nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh. Change -y to -i and add -es for nouns ending in consonant + y. Change f or fe to v and add -es. Memorize irregular plural forms like children, mice, and teeth.
How do you form the plural of proper nouns that end in y?
Add an 's' to form the plural of proper nouns ending in 'y'. For example:Kennedy > the KennedysMary > two MarysHarry > two HarrysJelly Belly > a handful of Jelly Bellys
The plural form of singular proper nouns which ends in y must end with?
Proper nouns that end with Y add an S to form the plural.Examples:one Mary; two Marysone Harry; two Harrysone Kennedy; two Kennedysone Choy; two ChoysProper nouns do not change the Y to IES to form the plural.
If a noun ends in y sometimes you change the y to i and add es but sometimes you just add s how do you know which you should do?
In nouns that end with a consonant and Y, the final Y is dropped and the letters ies are added to make the word plural. In words that end with a vowel and Y, the final Y is retained and an S is added, unless that final vowel is a U.
What are the rules for pluar nouns?
For most nouns, you add "s" at the end of make it plural.E.g. Cat-catsFor SOME nouns ending in y, you take out the y and add "ies"E.g. Party-parties, ally-alliesNOTE: Nouns that have a vowel before the y do not follow this pattern.E.g. Alley-alleys, way-waysOthers are irregular and have no pattern.E.g. Cactus-cacti, mouse-mice, knife-knivesA few nouns stay the same. These are irregular nouns too.E.g. Fish-fish, deer-deer
When do you just add an s to a y?
For nouns ending in -ypreceded by a vowel, an -s is added to the end of the word:boy, boysday, daysjoy, joysplay, playsturkey, turkeysvalley, valleysFor nouns ending in -ypreceded by a consonant, change the -y to -ies:baby, babiesdaisy, daisieslady, ladiespuppy, puppiesspy, spiesstory, stories
What plural words end in y add s?
Nouns ending in -y, preceded by a vowel are made plural by adding an -s. Examples: boys, toys, clays, trays Nouns ending in -y, preceded by a consonant are made plural by dropping the -y and adding -ies. Examples: babies, ladies, parties, armies.
What do you add if the letter in front of the plural noun that ends with Y?
For nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant, the plural is formed by dropping the 'y' and adding 'ies' to the end of the word.For nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel, the plural is formed by adding an 's' after the ending 'y'.Examples:baby, babiesparty, partiesstory storiesboy, boysplay, playsstray, strays
Why do some plural words end with a ies when others end with s?
Here is an example The Royal Canadian Mounties ride on their mounts. If you could not differentiate you would not know who or what is riding what or who. The Royal Canadian mounts ride on their mounts would not work. Most nouns add an "s". (This is what's really happening in the example above. The singular is Mountie.) Nouns that end in "s", "x" and "z" add "es". (But words that end in "us" drop the "us" and change to "i" like cactus>cacti.) Nouns that end in "y" change the "y" to an "i" and add "es". Some nouns have a totally different pluralization: mouse>mice, ox>oxen, datum>data. Some words borrowed from other languages use "i" for pluralization.
What are the five rules to use when converting from singular to plural?
Add -s to most nouns. Add -es to nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh. Change -y to -i and add -es for nouns ending in consonant + y. Change f or fe to v and add -es. Memorize irregular plural forms like children, mice, and teeth.
Which nouns use the rule drop the y add its to make their plurals?
For nouns that end in a consonant + 'y', you need to drop the final 'y' and add '-ies' to form the plural. For example:baby > babiesgallery > galleriescandy > candiesfly > fliesparty > parties
What are the plurals of cry boy baby monkey valley city party?
The plural forms of those nouns are:cry - criesboy - boysbaby - babiesmonkey - monkeysvalley - valleyscity - citiesparty - partiesYou will notice that the nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant change the 'y' to 'i', before adding 'es'.The nouns that end in 'y' preceded by a vowel, simply add an 's'.
How do singular nouns that end in y preceded by a vowel from their plural?
By adding 's'. e.g., boy - boys, toy - toys, key - keys, day - days etc.
