Singular And Plural Nouns Basic English Grammar

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Singular and Plural Nouns

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A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.

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Usually, the first page of a grammar book tells you about nouns. Nouns give names of concrete or abstract things in our lives. As babies learn "mom," "dad," or "milk" as their first word, nouns should be the first topic when you study a foreign language.

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For the plural form of most nouns, add s.

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bottle – bottles

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cup – cups

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pencil – pencils

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desk – desks sticker – stickers

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window – windows

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For nouns that end in ch, x, s, or s sounds, add es.

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box – boxes

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watch – watches

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moss – mosses

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bus – buses

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For nouns ending in f or fe, change f to v and add es.

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wolf – wolves

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wife – wives

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leaf – leaves

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life – lives
Some nouns have different plural forms. child – children woman – women man – men mouse – mice goose – geese
Nouns ending in vowels like y or o do not have definite rules. baby – babies toy – toys kidney – kidneys potato – potatoes memo – memos stereo – stereos
A few nouns have the same singular and plural forms. sheep – sheep deer – deer series – series species – species

[Quiz 1.1]
Choose the correct form of the noun in each sentence.

1) I have three (child, children).
2) There are five (man, men) and one (woman, women).