Class 6 th English Grammar
Singular Number Plural
personal pronouns demonstratives verbs
S or ES to the singular.
SINGULAR + s Window Windows Map Maps SINGULAR + es Church Churches Wash Washes
Words ending in “y” preceded by a consonant, change the letter “y” into “i” and then adds the regular “es”.
Lady Story Fly Army Family City Ladies Stories Flies Armies Families Cities
Valley Donkey DayDay BoyBoy Valleys Donkeys Days Boys
Negro Tomato Torpedo Hero Potato Echo Negroes Tomatoes Torpedoes Heroes Potatoes Echoes
Kilos Photos Memos Concertos Pianos Sopranos Eskimos Radios Zoos Kangaroos Bamboos Folios Kiloes Photoes Memoes Concertoes Pianoes Sopranoes Eskimoes Radioes Zooes Kangarooes Bambooes Folioes
A) Some nouns end in “s” but are gramatically singular. These include some names of schools/ universities subjects, physical activities, diseases, and games.
School/University Subjects Physical ActivitiesDiseasesGames CivicsAthleticsShinglesBowls ClassicsAerobicsMeaslesBillards EconomicsCallisthemicsMumpsDarts ErgonomicsGymnasticsRicketsDominoes LinguisticsDraughts Maths/ MathematicsSkittles Mechanics Physics Politics Programatics
B) Nouns which occur only in the plural form. a- Nouns which look singular but are plural. cattle people police vermin clergy
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