Showing posts with label Nouns: Numbers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nouns: Numbers. Show all posts
Explanation of Nouns:Numbers
Follow the two sentences:
1. He has a pen.
2. I have six pens.
In the first sentence, "a pen" is suggesting one pen but in the 2nd sentence, "six pens" suggest many pens.
In the English Language, Number is of two kinds:
1. Singular Number (suggests one)
2. Plural Number (suggests many)
Now we have to learn some rules through which we can change a singular noun into a plural one.
1. He has a pen.
2. I have six pens.
In the first sentence, "a pen" is suggesting one pen but in the 2nd sentence, "six pens" suggest many pens.
In the English Language, Number is of two kinds:
1. Singular Number (suggests one)
2. Plural Number (suggests many)
Now we have to learn some rules through which we can change a singular noun into a plural one.
Rules:
1. We can change a singular number into plural by adding "-s".
Eg. Cow - cows
Dog - dogs
Pen - pens
2. If the noun ends with 's', 'ss', 'sh:, 'ch', 'x', 'z' etc, then it takes "-es" to become plural.
Eg. Bench - benches
Bus - buses
Ass - asses
3. The noun which ends with 'o' and has a consonant before it, takes "-es" to become plural.
Eg. Buffalo - buffaloes
Mango - mangoes
Tomato - tomatoes
# But some exceptions are there which do not follow this rules.
This kind of words are - canto, Dynamo, kilo, memento, piano, solo photo etc.
4. If the noun ends with 'o' but has a vowel before it, then it takes only "-s" to become plural.
Eg. Cuckoo - cuckoos
Audio - audios
Radio - radios
5. If the noun ends with 'y' and is followed by a consonant, then in the plural 'y' will be removed and "-ies' will be used.
Eg. Country - countries
Cherry - cherries
Lorry - lorries
6. Now, if the noun ends with 'y' but is followed by a vowel, then it takes only "-s'' to become plural.
Eg. Boy - boys
Tray - trays
Monkey - monkeys
7. There are some nouns which ends with 'f' or 'fe'. In this case 'f' and 'fe' will be removed and it will be replaced by "-ves".
Eg. Self - selves
Leaf - leaves
Wife- wives
# In this some exceptions are there. This kind of words are - turf, scarf, safe, roof, handkerchief, grief, gulf, chief etc.
In these words, 'f' is not replaced, only "-s'' is added with them
8. There are some words in which only inner vowels are changed to make them plural.
Eg. Mouse - nice
Tooth - teeth
Goose - geese
9. By adding "-en" or "-ren", some words are changed into plural form.
Eg. Ox - oxen
Child - Children
Brother - brethren
10. In the matter of Compound Nouns, "-s" or "-es" is used with the main word to make it plural.
Eg. Father-in-law - Fathers-in-law
Milk-man - milk-men
Maid-servant - maid-servants
11. There are some words which are not changed in their plural form. It remains same all time.
Eg. Deer - deer
Sheep - sheep
Fish - fish
12. There are some words which always remain plural.
Eg. Cattle, people, jeans, scissors, spectacles etc.
13. There are some words which look plural but maen singular.
Eg. News, means, tennis, cards, piles, diabetes etc.
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