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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 is the plural of the last name Welch?
The plural is Welches. It is perfectly regular: a noun ending in a 'ch' sound forms the plural by adding 'es', as in mulch, mulches.
What is plural possessive of orange?
The plural form of the noun orange is oranges.
The plural possessive form is oranges'.
Example: The oranges' bag split and the oranges rolled down the steps.
Is it true Some irregular nouns change their vowel sound to form the plural?
Yes, some irregular nouns change their vowel sound to form the plural. For example, "man" becomes "men" and "foot" becomes "feet." These changes are not consistent and must be memorized.
What is the singular to curricular?
curricular is an adjective, therefore it has no singular or plural.
Are you thinking of "curricula"? Like what's taught in school?
curricula is the plural and curriculum is the singular.
Is this statement grammatically correct we had 4 beer?
The sentence, 'We had four beer.' has only one problem, four is more than one but beer is a non-count noun. The plural form of the noun, 'beers', is used for types of or kinds if beer. The plural form can be used if the sentence is changed to:
We had four different beers. We had a variety of four beers. We tasted four beers.
Multiples of individual units would be expressed as, 'We had four cans of beer.', ...bottles of beer, or ...glasses of beer. Since the sentence doesn't specify the form, perhaps it was ... pitchers of beer and you prefer to keep it vague.
'We had four beer.' is incorrect. 'We had four beers.' is correct if you mean four different beers. 'We had four beers.' in casual conversation when you mean four bottles or four glasses is not a problem if you don't forget to use the correct form in more formal circumstances or in writing.
The plural form of a noun or pronoun and, if applicable, associated verb should be used whenever referring to more than one person, place, thing, concept or situation. Regarding collective nouns, like class, group, swarm, etc., the singular is used for one collection, and the plural is used for more than one collection. Use the plural when referring to all things, people, places, etc. However, words like each and every are singular, not plural, even when referring to every person in the world. For example, you would say, "Each person is unique," not "Each are unique."
How do you spell the plural of learn?
learn doesn't actually have a pluralised form as it is a verb, not a noun.
But the conjugation of the verb to learn is as follows:
I learn
You learn
He/She/It learns
We learn
They learn
WhaT is the Plural form of chili?
The plural forms are chilis, chilies, chiles, and chillies. All are accepted.
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 > babies
- gallery > galleries
- candy > candies
- fly > flies
- party > parties
Which is correct The field was full of sheep or The field was full of sheep's?
The first sentence is correct, "The field was full of sheep."
In the second sentence, the noun sheep's is the possessive form, which requires a word (noun or pronoun) that belongs to the sheep.
The noun sheep is both singular and plural.
Examples:
One of the sheep has a lamb. (singular)
Three of the sheep have lambs (plural)
Adding the apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word forms the possessive, both singular and plural.
Examples:
One sheep's lamb was black. (singular possessive)
Two of the sheep's lambs were white. (plural possessive)
When do you add an es to make a noun plural?
The plural ending -es is added to nouns that end with s, z, ch, sh, and x. For example:
- class -> classes
- waltz -> waltzes
- witch -> witches
- dish -> dishes
- box -> boxes
But don't forget, there are exceptions to every rule in grammar.
Why rice is still the plural form?
The noun rice is a singular form, a non-count (mass) noun. Multiple units are expressed as grains of rice, cups of rice, a rice dish or rice dishes, etc. The plural form 'rices' is reserved for use with types or kinds of rices. For example:
The buffet included dishes prepared from three types of rices.
A conviction that something is true for which the only evidence is the sincerity of the believer.
What is the plural of Heintz to show possession?
Nouns ending in -z (common or proper nouns) add -es to the end of the word to form the plural: Mr. and Mrs. Heintz or the Heintzes.
The plural possessive form is Heintzes'.
Why cant chief be chieves in plural?
"Chief" is a singular noun with its own unique plural form, which is "chiefs." It follows the standard rule for forming plurals in English, where most words simply add an "s" to show they are in plural form.
