The purpose of this article is to educate those who doesn't know this before; and act as a reminder to those who used to know, but who had forgotten it.

First, in simple definitions, let's talk about singulars and plurals first.

Singular And Plural.

A noun that refers to one person, one animal, one place, or one thing, is Singular. E.g. Woman, goat, Church, table.

While a noun which refers to more than one person, animal, place, or thing, is Plural. E.g. Women, goats, Churches, tables.

Plurals can be formed in various ways, such as:

- Adding 's' to a word.
Examples

Singular: book
Plural: books

Singular: roof
Plural: roofs. Etc.

- Adding 'en'
Examples

Singular: child
Plural: children

Singular: ox
Plural: oxen.

- Adding 'es'
Examples

Singular: brush
Plural: brushes

Singular: box
Plural: boxes.

- Changing 'y' into 'i' before adding 'es'
Examples

Singular: lady
Plural: ladies

Singular: baby
Plural: babies.

- Changing 'f' into 'v' before adding 'es'
Examples

Singular: life
Plural: lives

Singular: calf
Plural: calves.

- Compound words.
Examples

Singular: brother-in-law
Plural: brothers-in-law.

Singular: step-child
Plural: step-children.

- Some Nouns Have Two Forms Of Plural.
Examples

Singular: penny
Plural: pennies, pence

Singular: brother
Plural: brothers, brethren.

- Changing One Or More Vowels.
Examples

Singular: man
Plural: men

Singular: oasis
Plural: oases

- Some Words In English Language Doesn't Change.
Examples are

Sheep
Dozen
Swine
Deer
Etc

- Few Words Are In Plural Already- They Have No Singulars.
Examples

Scissors
Pliers, etc

Though English Language isn't our 'mothers language', the fact remains that for many of us here, English Language is what's bringing money into our bank accounts.

Thanks for reading.


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