THE NOUN: NUMBER (1/2)

 

THE NOUN: NUMBER (1/2)

 

The Noun number which indicates the count of a noun or pronoun.

There are two types of the noun number.

 

Singular Noun and plural Noun

Singular Noun:

 

Singular Noun is the noun which refers to only one or single noun or pronoun.

 

Examples: Boy, Dog, Tree. Etc.

 

Plural Noun:

 

Plural noun is the noun which refers to more than one number of nouns and pronouns.

 

Examples:

 

Boys, Dogs, three Trees etc.

 

Change Singular to plural nouns:

           

            There are few rules to change singular nouns

 

Rule Number 1:

 

Normally we ass “S” in the end of any noun or pronoun to make it pronouns.

 

Examples:

Pencil  to     Pencils

Web      to     Webs

Tree     to     Tree

Night    to     Nights

 

Rule Number 2:

 

If a noun or pronoun ends with s, sh, ch, x and z in the end, simply we will as “es” at the end to make it Plural.

 

Examples:

Arch      to       Arches

Ash        to      Ashes

Dish       to        Dishes

Branch   to        Branches

 

 

Rule Number 3:

 

In the noun or pronoun where “ch” sounds like “K” only “S” wil be added to make a noun or pronoun plural.

 

Examples

 

Stomach         to         Stomachs

Patriarch         to         Patriarchs

Hierarch           to         Hierarchs

 

Rule Number 4:

 

When a noun or pronoun ends with “y” and there is a consonant before that “y”, “i” will replace it and an “es” will be used to make it plural.

 

Examples:

 

Hobby to         Hobbies

Military           to         Militaries

Fly                   to         Flies

Query               to         Queries

 

Rule Number 4(a):

When a noun or pronoun ends with “y” and there is a vowel before that “y”, only “s” will be used to make it plural.

 

Trolley              to         Trolleys

Boy                  to         Boys

Toy                   to         Toys

 

 

 

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