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WELCOME

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NOUNS : NUMBERS

SINGULAR AND PLURAL

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Compare these two

sentences:1. Please show me your new pen.2. Please show me your new pens.

In the first sentence the noun pen stands for only one thing. We say thepen is in the singular number.( singular suggests one).

In the second sentence the noun pens stands for more than one thing.We say that pens is in the plural number.( plural suggests more than one).

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SINGULAR NUMBER

A noun standing for one person, animal, place or thing is said to be in thesingular number.

!amples" the nouns boo#, boy, chair, cow, tree etc. are in the singular number.

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PLURAL NUMBER

A noun standing for more than one person, animal, place or thing is said tobe in the plural number.

!amples" the nouns boo#s, boys, chairs, cows, trees etc. are in the pluralnumber.

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Formation of pl rals !here are "ario s r les to chan#e sin# lar no ns to

pl ral$ Some of the r les are:%$ !o form pl rals of most no ns& we ha"e onl' toa(( )s to the sin# lar

e*amples:BALL BALLS

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+$ No ns that en( in a hissin#so n(,no ns en(in# with s& ss& sh& ch

an( *- from their pl ral .' a((in# /esto the sin# lar$

E*amples:BUS BUSES

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0$ Some no ns that en( in o fromtheir pl ral .' a((in# )es to the

sin# lar$$I%&' A*uffalo+ero

os-uitopotato

P ' A*uffaloes+eroes

os-uitoespotatoes

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1$ No ns that en( in f or fe #enerall'form their pl ral .' chan#in# the f or

fe to "es $E*amples:KNIFE KNIVES

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2$ Some no ns en(in# in ' formtheir pl ral .' chan#in# the ' toies $

E*amples:BABY BABIES

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3$ If the 4nal ' comes 5 st after a "owel&the pl ral is forme( .' simpl' a((in# )s

to the sin# lar$ E*amples:

MONKEY MONKEYS

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6$ Some no ns (o not follow an' of the r les#i"en a.o"e$ So we ha"e to 7eep in min(

their sin# lar an( pl ral forms$$I%&' A

anWoman

hild/oot0!

oothouse

$heepeer

&oose

P ' Aen

Women

hildren/eet0!en

eethice

$heepeer

&eese

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Acti"it'

Find out the singula!o "s o! the nouns gi#en$elo%&&/eet

ea3es

*usheslasseshurches

Wol3eschildren

Find out the 'lu al !o "so! the nouns gi#en $elo%&&

ityon#ey

ango4ey$toryWatchroof

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