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#Nouns: Formation Of Plural Nouns by odurombi: 2:15pm On Mar 19, 2019 |
The plural forms of nouns can be formed in any of the following ways: 1. Addition of -s: Singular Plural boy boys girl girls book books pen pens cup cups chief chiefs 2. Addition of -es: Singular Plural box boxes fox foxes knife knives thief thieves 3. Addition of -ies Singular Plural baby babies lady ladies lorry lorries fly flies city cities 4. Addition of -en Singular Plural ox oxen child children 5. Some nouns change their vowels in the middle of the singular forms. Singular Plural foot feet goose geese tooth teeth mouse mice man men woman women 6. There is the need to pay close attention to a small class of nouns and master them. Singular Plural medium media auditorium auditoria stadium stadia/stadiums criterion criteria datum data 7. However, some nouns do not change their forms, whether in the singular or plural forms. Singular Plural cattle cattle deer deer sheep sheep news news 8. Never add s to any of the following nouns: furniture information advice equipment stationery 8(ii).You may wish to know why. The reason is because they are collective nouns. If you want to use them in the plural forms, it is as follows: items of furniture pieces of information pieces of advice items of equipment It is also correct to say: some furniture/information not some furnitures/informations some advice/equipment/stationery not some advices/equipments/stationeries 9. That said, you will also need to pay attention to words that ends in s but are not to be considered as plural nouns. news debris politics measles economics mathematics For example: Economics is my best subject. Fake news spreads like wild fire. Measles is a communicable disease. 10. However, there are nouns that are only in the plural forms. They can be referred to as plural only nouns. Examples include the following: shorts species scissors trousers knickers premises belongings surroundings For example: His shorts are dirty. Your belongings have to be checked in. You can check out nouns that are always in the plural forms below. https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/05/18/12-nouns-that-are-always-plurals/ Exercise 1. Secondary schools must be equipped with....... A. laboratory equipments B. some laboratory equipments C. laboratory equipment D. many equipments 2. The........have been crying all day. A. baby B. babies C. babys D. babies' 3. Politics........meant for all the citizens, not for a few. A. is B. are C. was D. were 4. The criteria for admission into the university........made available on its website. A. has been B. is been C. was D. have been 5. While the plural form of boy is boys, the plural form of cattle is.......? Did you enjoy this lesson? Let's hear from you. http://olabanjititles..com/2019/03/nouns-formation-of-plural-nouns.html?m=1 |
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