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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 is the plural possessive of duty?
The plural form of the noun duty is duties.
The plural possessive form is duties'.
Example: The duties' list is a digital posting that is updated daily.
The word dresses is indicating more than one, or plural. Dress is a single noun because it is only one.
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Why is the plural of leaf leaves and not leafs?
There is no why. There is only do. Sheaf is pluralized sheaves, thief becomes thieves, and the verb grief takes the form grieves.
You'll be interested in investigating the root of the word "Sheriff," formed from the term "Shire reeve," which in England is slurred "Shereve," and then further slurred into sherif.
A plural pronoun is a word that takes the place of a plural noun or two or more nouns or pronouns; for example:
The men were working in the hot sun. They were thirsty.
Fran and Frank worked in the hot sun. They were thirsty.
The dogs were thirsty after their walk so we gave them water.
A long steel cable that has been guessed the position of the location it was ment to be connected to
What is the plural of disappear?
The plural of disappear is disappears.
As in "the magician disappears.
What are the words that you Change f or fe to ves?
safe-saves
hoof-hooves
wolf-wolves
life-lives
knife-kives
What is the plural possessive form of attorneys-at-law?
The possessive form of the plural noun attorneys-at-law is attorneys-at-law's .
Example: All attorneys-at-law's credentials are subject to a background investigation.
What is the singular possessive and plural and plural possessive of attorney?
The possessive form of the noun attorney is attorney's.
The plural noun is attorneys.
The plural possessive form is attorneys'.
Examples:
My attorney's office is on Lincoln Street.
The attorneys' offices are on the tenth floor.
The word theses is plural; the singular form is thesis. Examples:
singular: I will write my thesis over the holiday.
plural: The teacher had twenty two theses to grade.
What is the plural possessive form for noun woman's?
The plural form of the noun woman is women.
The plural possessive form is women's.
example: The women's shoe department is on the second floor.
Is goose the singular for geese?
Yes, the word geese is the plural of the singular noun goose:
- one goose
- two geese
What is the plural possessive for Nicholas?
The plural form of the proper noun Nicholas is Nicholases.
The plural possessive form is Nicholases'.
example: The Nicholases' children are twins.
Plural search refers to the practice of searching for multiple variations of a word in order to expand the scope of search results. This can include searching for both the singular and plural forms of a word, or different verb tenses and conjugations of a word.
What are a list of words that are singular but look like plurals?
One group of singular nouns are those that end in -sis that are made plural by changing the ending to -ses, for example:
- hypothesis (hypotheses)
- diagnosis (diagnoses)
- basis (bases)
- crisis (crises)
- oasis (oases)
- emphasis (emphases)
Another group of singular nouns are those that end in -us that are made plural by changing the ending to -i, for example:
- alumnus (alumni)
- cactus (cacti)
- focus (foci)
- radius (radii)
- stimulus (stimuli)
- bacillus (bacilli)
It is now becoming acceptable to use the more standard plural form to add -es to nouns already ending with an -s, for example focuses or radiuses.
And a group of singular nouns that are a shortened form of 'a pair of...', for example:
- glasses (two pairs of glasses)
- scissors (two pairs of scissors)
- pants (two pairs of pants)
- binoculars (two pairs of binoculars)
- tongs (two pairs of tongs)
- shorts (two pairs of shorts)
What is the plural possessive of the word cherries?
The possessive form of the plural noun cherries is cherries'.
What is the plural possessive noun of paths?
The plural possessive for the noun path is paths'. Example: All of the paths' surfaces were either rough or muddy.
"Jury" can be both singular and plural. When referring to the group as a whole, it is singular (e.g. "The jury reaches a verdict"). When referring to the individuals within the group, it is plural (e.g. "The jury are discussing the case").
What is the plural possessive form of bass?
The plural form of the noun bass is basses.
The plural possessive is form basses'.
Example:
The basses' rehearsal pleased the conductor.
