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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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"Julie" is singular. It refers to one individual person.
What is the plural possessive form of Virginia?
The plural form of the proper noun Virginia is Virginias.
The plural possessive form is Virginias'.
example: Both of the Virginias' grades placed them at the top of the class.
What is the plural possessive for file of the clerk?
The plural possessive form is the clerk's files (one clerk, two or more files) orclerks' files (the files of two or more clerks).
I believe it would be "these." If I had one grape I would say "Look at this grape!" Though, if I had four grapes I would say "Look at these grapes!" Believe me, this is good to know.
Why is share cropping a form of slavery?
The people working on the property, do not own the land. They do all the work, and the owners get most of the money. There is a contract for share cropping in which the people working on the land are not allowed to stop their work because they most likely owe money to the real owners of the land. Therefore these people work against their own free will and are slaves.
The plural of shy is shies.
As in "she shies away from the compliment".
Is princess' singular or plural?
The noun princess is the singular.
The noun princesses is the plural form.
The noun princess's is the singular possessive form.
The noun princesses' is the plural possessive form.
Can you give me a list of object pronouns?
The object pronouns are: me, us, him, her, and them.
The pronouns you and it are both subject and object pronouns.
What is the plural of volcanos?
The plural form of volcano may be spelled, volcanos or volcanoes.
The -es version, as with the plural, tornadoes, is more widely used.
Is the word prosecution singular or plural?
The noun prosecution is singular. The plural form is prosecutions.
What is the plural form of the word father-in-law?
The plural form is fathers-in-law, because you're talking about more than one person. The rest of the compound, -in-law, remains singular because they share a title.
What is the plural of site survey?
Site surveys is the plural of site survey.
Example sentences:
The company performs site surveys throughout the region.
Site surveys for condominiums are recorded in the land records office.
Is class's is singular or plural?
The noun class's is the possessive form of the singular noun class.
Adding the apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the noun indicates that something belongs to a class.
Example: Our class's trip is tomorrow.
The plural noun is classes.
Example: I have four classes tomorrow.
The plural possessive form is classes'.
Example: All of my classes' grades have improved. (the grades for all of my classes)
What is the plural possessive form of hours?
The possessive form of the plural noun hours is hours'.
example: The two hours' duration of the play seemed like an eternity.
What is the possevive noun for sons-in-law?
The possessive form for the plural noun sons-in-law is sons-in-law's. Example:
My sons-in-law's party was a special occasion.
Can a thirteen year old carry a knife in public?
It depends on the circumstances. Al thought it is legal for anyone to have one in public places (except for schools and such) it is illegal to threaten someone with it unless it is considered self-defense. I would personally not recommend that the boy has a knife in his possession at all time unless he is in a dangerously located area that might be threatening and lethal to him.
What is the correct spelling of the plural possessive form of 'secretary'?
The plural form for the singular noun secretary is secretaries.
The plural possessive form is secretaries'.
example: The secretaries' jobs are by political appointment.
What is the missing plural noun for they are in the Caribbean?
'They are in the Caribbean.' is a complete sentence. There is no missing plural noun. The pronoun 'they' replaces the names of those who are in the Caribbean. With just that sentence we don't know what 'they' represents, the Smiths, the honeymooners, the contest winners. More than likely that plural pronoun was in a preceding sentence.
