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Plural noun forms http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/plurals.htm
The plural form of most nouns is created simply by adding the letter s. more than one snake = snakes more than one ski = skis more than one Barrymore = Barrymores
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Words that end in -ch, x, s or s-like sounds, however, will require an -es for the plural:
more than one witch = witches more than one box = boxes more than one gas = gases more than one bus = buses more than one kiss = kisses more than one Jones = Joneses
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There are several nouns that have irregular plural forms.
more than one child = children more than one woman = women more than one man = men more than one person = people more than one goose = geese more than one mouse = mice more than one barracks = barracks more than one deer = deer
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And, finally, there are nouns that maintain their Latin or Greek form in the plural.
more than one nucleus = nuclei more than one syllabus = syllabi more than one focus = foci more than one fungus = fungi more than one cactus = cacti (cactuses is acceptable) more than one thesis = theses more than one crisis = crises* more than one phenomenon = phenomena more than one index = indices (indexes is acceptable) more than one appendix = appendices (appendixes is acceptable) more than one criterion = criteria
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A handful of nouns appear to be plural in form but take a singular verb:
The news is bad. Gymnastics is fun to watch. Economics/mathematics/statistics is said to be difficult.
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Numerical expressions are usually singular, but can be plural if the individuals within a numerical group are acting individually: Fifty thousand dollars is a lot of money. One-half of the faculty is retiring this summer. One-half of the faculty have doctorates. Fifty percent of the students have voted already.
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Pluralize the following words
1. baby, 2. foot, 3. man, 4. mouse, 5. penny, 6. brush, 7. box, 8. tooth, 9. leaf, 10. hobby, 11. woman, 12. child, 13. match, 14. dress, 15. country,
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Look at the rules For most nouns, just add –s Singular plural
Hand hands Key keys Clock clocks Football footballs Door doors
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For nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, o --- add - es
Box boxes Pitch pitches Wish wishes Boss bosses Buzz buzzes Glass glasses Church churches Fox foxes
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For some words ending in 0, add -es
Potato potatoes Tomato tomatoes Hero heroes Echo echoes Banjo banjoes
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However, for some words ending in o, just add -s
Cello cellos Disco discos Hairdo hairdos Logo logos Patio patios Photo photos Piano pianos Radio radios
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For some words ending in f, change the f to a v and add -es
Singular Plural Half halves Loaf loaves Elf elves Leaf leaves Self selves Shelf shelves Their thieves Wolf wolves
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For some words ending in f
Singular Plural Chef chefs Cliff cliffs Ref refs Roof roofs
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For some nouns ending if -ife, change the f to a v and then add -s
Singular plural Wife wives Life lives Knife knives
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For common nouns that end with a consonant +y, change the y to an I and then add -es
Singular Plural Poppy poppies Fly flies Penny pennies Spy spies Nappy nappies Sty sties
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Some nouns are the same in both singular and plural form
Singular Plural fish fish sheep sheep deer deer tuna tuna salmon salmon trout trout
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For some nouns, change the word completely
Singular Plural person people child children ox oxen foot feet tooth teeth goose geese mouse mice man men
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