Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular and Plural Nouns

In linguistics, grammatical number is a grammatical category of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and verb agreement that expresses count distinctions.

 Definition: Singular means only one. Plural means more than one.

In order to make a noun plural, it is usually only necessary to add s. However, there are many irregular nouns that add es. The rules for spelling plural nouns are based on the letters at the end of the word. The chart below breaks up the rules into categories so that they are easier to remember.

Singular and Plural Nouns

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 Singular and Plural Nouns

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In this lesson you will learn the rest of the rules for spelling plural nouns.

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The chart below explains some exceptions to the rules.

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Are you confused yet? The easiest way to handle the plural nouns in this lesson is to remember a few shortcuts:

• Memorize the short list of words that must end in es.
• Add es to words that end in consonant + o.
• For words that end in consonant + y, change y to i and add es.
• Remember that foreign words usually end in s, not es.

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