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Examples Help! Definition and Meaning of a
Plural Noun
A noun is the
name of any person, place or thing as John, London or book. But
what is a Plural noun? The meaning or definition of a
Plural noun is as follows:
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Definition &
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A Plural noun
means more than one item. Examples of plural nouns are beds,
boys, girls, books and cats. They are created by adding a letter
's' to the end of a word or by adding 'es' such as in churches,
boxes or witches. |
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Definition &
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Examples Help - Some
helpful rules
There are
some rules when working with English plurals:
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Just add an
's' to make most words plural - examples: cats, dogs,
girls, bats
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If the noun
ends with a ch, s, sh, x, or z add an 'es' to make it
plural - examples: churches, boxes, witches, witnesses
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If the noun
ends with a letter y and the letter before the y is a
consonant
Examples Help!
List of Plural Nouns
This list of
English examples will prove useful when learning about different
parts of speech:
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List |
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Cats |
Boys |
Bats |
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Books |
Chairs |
Tables |
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Churches |
Boxes |
Witches |
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List |
Irregular Plural
Nouns
Just when you
think it's simple along comes the phrase 'irregular plural
nouns'! What exactly does this mean? Most English nouns are very
predictable ( or regular ) in the spelling of the plural form -
you just add an 's' or 'es' which make 'regular' plural words.
But there are always exceptions to the rule and these are
referred to a 'irregular plural nouns! When irregular nouns
change from their singular form to become plural, their spelling
changes in a different way as in mouse and mice (or it may not
change at all as in the word scissors). It would be incorrect
English to add an 's' or 'es' to these 'irregular' words. The
following list of irregular examples will make this definition
much clearer:
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Irregular List |
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Singular |
Plural |
Singular |
Plural |
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analysis |
analyses |
appendix |
appendices |
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bison |
bison |
cactus |
cacti |
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calf |
calves |
child |
children |
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elf |
elves |
foot |
feet |
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goose |
geese |
knife |
knives |
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leaf |
leaves |
life |
lives |
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loaf |
loaves |
man |
men |
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mouse |
mice |
person |
people |
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scissors |
scissors |
tooth |
teeth |
The Noun Game
Looking for a
worksheet, test, exercises or quiz game to test your
understanding? Check out
your knowledge and understanding of the different types by playing the Noun Game!
The Noun Game
Examples Help -
Understanding Plural Nouns!
Understanding the different types of nouns is not very
difficult, but it is made daunting because of the seemingly
complicated names! Just glancing through this page provides a
fast overview of Plural nouns. Remember that Plural
nouns are the words used to describe more than one item. Examples of plural nouns are
beds,
boys, girls, books and cats. They are created by adding a letter
's' to the end of a word or by adding 'es' such as in churches,
boxes or witches. |
