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Plural Nouns
Questions and answers related to the formation of regular and irregular plural nouns in the English language.
14,791 Questions
What are three plural nouns that change vowel sounds from their singular forms?
- man - men
- tooth - teeth
- foot - feet
Can throng be used in the plural form?
No, "throng" is typically used as a singular noun meaning a large group of people. If you want to refer to multiple groupings of people, you would use a different plural noun such as "crowds" or "gatherings".
What is the plural form of miscellaneous?
The word "miscellaneous" is an adjective. Adjectives don't have a plural form.
The related noun is "miscellany" and the plural form is "miscellanies."
What is the plural possessive for classmate?
The plural form of the noun classmate is classmates.
The plural possessive form is classmates'.
example: My classmates' suggestions were a big help on my project.
What is the plural form of racist?
The plural form for the noun racist is racists.
The word racist is also an adjective.
How do you make secretaries possessive?
To make the plural noun secretaries possessive, add an apostrophe after the end of the word: secretaries'.
Example: The secretaries' reports are due quarterly.
What is the word to describe someone with loads of ideas?
Some words would be creative, innovative, imaginative, ingenious, or inventive.
What are the examples of nouns that don't have a plural form?
Uncountable nouns are singular and usually have no plural form. Of course, there are exceptions, but for the most part uncountable nouns are singular. Some examples of uncountable nouns are:
- water, tea, coffee, milk, oil
- bread, butter, cheese, meat
- air, steam, smoke, smog, pollution
- rice, flour, sugar, salt, pepper
- luggage, furniture, traffic, money, homework, mail
- happiness, love, honesty, knowledge, peace, music, experience
- English, French, Spanish
- aluminum, copper, oxygen, hydrogen
- water, soil, sand, concrete
- slang, vocabulary
- art, philosophy, law, science
- soccer, football, chess
- weather, thunder, rain, snow, darkness
A notable exception is that the plural form for food and substances is reserved for 'types of' or 'kinds of'; for example:
- ...a variety of foods such as flour, meat, rice, milk, etc.
- ...a menu of teas including black, green, jasmine, oolong, etc.
- ...some properties to consider when selecting concretes are water content and sulfate resistance.
- ...a number of sands are used in construction, very fine, fine, medium, coarse, and very coarse.
What are the rules for adding s adding es and adding ies to a singular word?
When making a word plural generally you should add an 's' (e.g., play, chair, and balloon become plays, chairs, and balloons). However, if the word in question ends in a consonant+y then the y is eliminated and replaced with ies (party, study, and pantry become parties, studies, and pantries). If the word in question ends in an s, x, ch, or sh then 'es' is added instead of just an 's' (e.g., dress, box, match, and wash become dresses, boxes, matches, and washes).
The same rule applies when adding 's' for the third person (e.g, He dresses himself, she boxes for a living, he matches socks, and she washes clothes).
Has is used only for the third person singular (he, she, or it has).
All other persons, singular or plural, use "have."
Is the greek word logos plural form of logo?
No, the Greek word "logos" is not the plural form of "logo." "Logos" means word, speech, or reason, while "logo" is a shortened form of logogram or logotype, used to represent a company or product.
What is the plural possessive noun for settlement?
The plural form of the noun settlement is settlements
The plural possessive form is settlements'.
Examples: The early settlements' citizens had to build their own communities.
Is wife's singular possessive noun or plural possessive?
The word wife's is singularpossessive.
The plural form is wives.
The plural possessive is wives'.
Examples:
My wife's birthday is on Friday.
Well, what do you know, our wives' birthdays are the same day.
How can you make garbage a plural noun?
The noun garbage is an uncountable noun; units are expressed as a lot of garbage, some garbage, a little garbage, a can of garbage, a barge of garbage, etc.
The noun garbage is a concrete noun as a substance.
The noun garbage is an abstract noun as a concept.
The plural form of the noun 'long' is longs, a word for a size of clothing for tall people.
Example: We have the longs displayed in a section of their own.
the plural of lash is lashes.
As in "the cat lashes out at the threat".
What is the plural possessive form of Classroom?
The plural form of the noun classroom is classrooms.
The plural possessive form is classrooms'.
example: All of the classrooms' floors were polished over the holiday.
What is the plural possessive of seat?
The plural form for the noun seat is seats.
The plural possessive form is seats'.
Example: The seats' positions need to be arranged.
The plural of groan is groans.
As in "he groans as he realises it is Monday again".
What is plural possessive forms?
Plural possessive forms are used to show that more than one person or thing owns or is associated with something. For regular plural nouns, you add an apostrophe after the s (e.g., students' books). For irregular plural nouns that do not end in s, you add 's (e.g., children's toys).
What are the words that have a singular that ends with f and at the plural ves?
Nouns ending with -f or -fe (but not -ff or -ffe) replace the -f or -fe with -ves. Examples:
- calf; calves
- elf; elves
- half; halves
- hoof' hooves
- knife; knives
- leaf; leaves
- loaf; loaves
- shelf; shelves
- wife; wives
- wolf; wolves
There are exceptions to this rule, for example:
- belief; beliefs
- chef; chefs
- chief; chiefs
- roof; roofs
When in doubt which does change form and which just adds -s, consult a dictionary.
