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  • Gramma. Plural Formarion

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    The document outlines rules for forming plurals in English. It discusses adding -s or -es to form plurals depending on the ending of the singular noun. It also covers irregular plurals that are formed through internal changes or by adding suffixes like -en. Finally, it examines plural forms of Latin-derived words that often add suffixes like -a, -ae, or -i but may also take the regular English plural in -s.

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    The document outlines rules for forming plurals in English. It discusses adding -s or -es to form plurals depending on the ending of the singular noun. It also covers irregular plurals that are formed through internal changes or by adding suffixes like -en. Finally, it examines plural forms of Latin-derived words that often add suffixes like -a, -ae, or -i but may also take the regular English plural in -s.

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    Gramma. Plural Formarion

    Transféré par

    Cher Mar Watson
    The document outlines rules for forming plurals in English. It discusses adding -s or -es to form plurals depending on the ending of the singular noun. It also covers irregular plurals that are formed through internal changes or by adding suffixes like -en. Finally, it examines plural forms of Latin-derived words that often add suffixes like -a, -ae, or -i but may also take the regular English plural in -s.

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    PluralFormation

    Addingsandesto
    Rules singular plural Caps cats books months roofs Birds Dogs Cars Planes towns Buses Glasses Brushes Matches Bridges Roses Boxes Thepluralsuffixispronouncedas[s]whenadded Cap toanounendinginp,t,k,th,f. cat book month roof itispronounced[z]whenaddedtoawordending Bird inb,d,g,m,n,r,v, dog car plane town esisaddedtoawordendinginthesoundss,z, bus sh,ch,x,dg,andispronounced[iz]: glass brush match bridge rose box

    Invariablenounsendinginsores
    Rule Somenounsendinshavenosingularform Somenounsendinieshavenosingularform Somediseases Singular News Measles Mumps Rickets Shingles Linguistics Phonetics Politics Economics Mathematics Billiards Dominoes Plural News

    Series species

    Subjectnamesendingins

    Somegames

    2 Checkers Bowls Algiers Brussels Flanders Naples Wales TheUnited States TheUnited Nations Billows Binoculars Pincers Pliers Scales Scissors Shears Tongs Tweezers Glasses Spectacles Braces Trousers Pants Shorts Pyjamas Suspenders Sneakers Tights

    Somepropernouns

    Tools

    Articlesofdress

    Nounsendinginy
    Rule singularnounsendinginyprecededbya consonanttakeies: nounsendinginyprecededbyavoweltakethe pluralsuffix/s/ Singular sky spy story boy bay Plural Story Spies Stories Boys bays

    Nounsendingino
    Rule mostwordsthatendinotakethees suffix: somewordsthatendinotakethesform Singular negro potato kilo photo piano Plural Negroes potatoes Kilos Photos Pianos pianos owels:arpet, lcarpet, studios radios

    allnounsendinginoprecededbyavowel takeonlythesform sometakethesuffix/os/or/oes/

    studio radio archipelago buffalo cargo halo tornado volcano commando

    Nounsendinginf
    Rule Singular Plural beliefs chiefs roofs wives leaves halves Dwarves hooves scarves singularnounsendinginfhavea Belief regularplurale.g.: Chief Roof Someformtheirpluralbyvoicing Wife ofthelastconsonantofthestem Leaf andaddingthepluralsuffixes Half Calf Somehavebothregularand Dwarf voicedplurals hoof scarf

    Dwarfs hoofs scarfs

    Changingthevowel(Mutation)
    Rule somecommonnounsformtheirpluralby mutation(internalchangeofvowel) Singular Foot Tooth Goose Man Ox Child Plural feet teeth geese men oxen children

    Thesuffix/en/isusedin:

    Foreignwords(WordsfromLatinandGreek)
    Rule Singularloanwordsfromotherlanguages mostlyLatintakethefollowingpluralsuffixes: singularnounsendinginustaketheplural suffixi Singularnounsendinginataketheplural suffixae Singularnounsendinginumtaketheplural suffixa Singularnounsendinginex,ixtakethe pluralsuffixices singularnounsendinginistaketheplural suffixes Singular stimulus alumnus locus focus alga larva nebula curriculum bacterium stratum index appendix matrix analysis hypothesis parenthesis thesis criterion phenomenon bureau plateau Plural stimuli alumni loci foci algae larvae nebulae curricula bacteria strata indices appendices matrices analyses hypotheses parentheses theses criteria phenomena bureaux plateaux

    singularnounsendinginontakeheplural suffixa singularnounsendingineautaketheplural suffixeaux

    LatinWordswithregularplural
    Rule Foreignpluralsoftenoccuralong withregularplurals.Theforeign pluraliscommonerintechnical usage,whereasthespluralismore naturalineverydaylanguage. Singular antenna appendix aquarium cactus criterion curriculum RegularPlural antennas appendixes aquariums cactuses criterions curriculums Latin Plural antennae acquaria appendices cactui criteria curicula

    LatinWordswithregularplural
    Rule Someloanwordshavearegularplural Singular Album Area Plural Albums Areas

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