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Plural Nouns
Questions and answers related to the formation of regular and irregular plural nouns in the English language.
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What modifies plural nouns that are close by?
Adjectives and determiners can modify plural nouns that are close by in a sentence. These words provide more information about the plural nouns and help to clarify their characteristics.
What are plural contraction and possessive nouns?
A plural noun is a word for two or more people, places, and things.
A contraction is two words shortened to a single word using an apostrophe to take the place of the missing letters of the original words. The contraction of a noun is used only informally. The more common used of contraction is a pronoun-verb or a verb-adverb combination.
A possessive noun also uses an apostrophe to indicate that something in the sentence belongs to that noun.
Examples:
The houses on this street were built in the last century. (plural noun, two or more houses)
These houses'll be torn down soon. (plural noun contraction; these houses'll be = these houses will be)
This house's age is much less. (singular, possessive noun; the age of one house)
Those houses' status is condemned. (plural, possessive noun; the status of all those houses)
You would use an atlas when you need to find detailed maps of countries, regions, or cities, as well as information about topography, transportation networks, and geographic features. Atlases are particularly helpful for planning trips, studying geography, or conducting research that requires accurate spatial information.
Yes, "did" is the past tense of the verb "do." It is used with singular and plural subjects.
Show me singular and plural word?
A singular word is a noun for one person, place, or thing.
A plural word is a noun for two or more people, places, or things.
EXAMPLES
singular - plural
actor - actors
baby - babies
continent - continents
day - days
egg - eggs
flame - flames
goose - geese
hamburger - hamburgers
inch - inches
joke - jokes
knee - knees
light - lights
man - men
note - notes
onion - onions
park - parks
question - questions
rabbit - rabbits
story - stories
tree - trees
uncle - uncles
visitor - visitors
watch - watches
x-ray - x-rays
year - years
zebra - zebras
Is systems a plural possessive?
No, the word systems is the plural form of the singular noun system.
A possessive noun is indicated by an apostrophe.
A plural noun that already ends with an s simply adds an apostrophe after the s at the end of the word: systems'
A singular possessive noun is formed by adding an apostrophe s to the end of the word: system's
Examples:
The systems that need repair are posted on the log. (plural)
The systems' problems are also listed. (plural possessive)
A system's repair is noted by the mechanic. (singular possessive)
What is the plural form of simpatico in Spanish?
The plural form of "simpático" in Spanish is "simpáticos" for masculine nouns and "simpáticas" for feminine nouns.
How do you write class in plural possessive form?
To write "class" in plural possessive form, you would write "classes'" to indicate that something belongs to multiple classes.
Which word has the re different acceptable ways to form the plural?
Which word has three different acceptable ways to form the plural
