Hello, Dear Friends!
In our previous class #09(a), we discussed about the rules how Plural Nouns are formed from the Singular Nouns. In our class today we will continue to discuss about more rules of forming Plural Nouns from the Singular Nouns. Let's begin with keen interest and academic set of mind.
(X) Some Nouns have the Singular and Plural Nouns alike. For example:
Sheep, Deer, Aircraft, Spacecraft, Series, Species, Innings, Dozen, Score, Gross, Hundred, Thousand (when used after numerals), news etc.
-(XI) Some nouns are used only in the Plural. For example:
1. Names of instruments which have two parts forming a kind of pair. As:
Bellows, Scissors, Tongs, Pincers, Spectacles etc.
2. Names of certain articles of dress. As:
Trousers, Drawers, Breeches, Jeans, Tights, Shorts, Pyjamas etc.
3. Names of subjects. As:
Mathematics, Physics, Electronics etc.
4. Names of some common disease. As:
Measles, Mumps, Rickets etc.
5. Names of some games. As:
Billiards, Draughts, Snakes and ladders etc.
(XIII) Some Collective nouns, though singular in form, are always used as Plurals. As:
Poultry, Cattle, Vermin, People, Nation etc.
(XIV) Some compound nouns generally form their plural by adding (-s) to the principal word. As:
Son-in- law ------------ Sons-in-law
Daughter-in-law ---------- Daughters-in-law
Son-in-law ------------ Sons-in-law
Stepdaughter ----------- Stepdaughters
Maidservant ------------ Maidservants
Passerby ----------- Passersby
Looker-on ----------- Lookers-on
Man-of-War ----------- Men-of-War
Commander-in-Chief -------------- Commanders-in-Chief.
We hope you find this and the previous class very valuable to clear your concepts about the rules to form Plural Nouns from the Singular Nouns.
If you have any questions regarding our classes, feel free to contact us into our inbox of our Facebook page English Speaking Club or here in comment box. We will be pleased to respond.
Best of luck.
In our previous class #09(a), we discussed about the rules how Plural Nouns are formed from the Singular Nouns. In our class today we will continue to discuss about more rules of forming Plural Nouns from the Singular Nouns. Let's begin with keen interest and academic set of mind.
(X) Some Nouns have the Singular and Plural Nouns alike. For example:
Sheep, Deer, Aircraft, Spacecraft, Series, Species, Innings, Dozen, Score, Gross, Hundred, Thousand (when used after numerals), news etc.
-(XI) Some nouns are used only in the Plural. For example:
1. Names of instruments which have two parts forming a kind of pair. As:
Bellows, Scissors, Tongs, Pincers, Spectacles etc.
2. Names of certain articles of dress. As:
Trousers, Drawers, Breeches, Jeans, Tights, Shorts, Pyjamas etc.
3. Names of subjects. As:
Mathematics, Physics, Electronics etc.
4. Names of some common disease. As:
Measles, Mumps, Rickets etc.
5. Names of some games. As:
Billiards, Draughts, Snakes and ladders etc.
(XIII) Some Collective nouns, though singular in form, are always used as Plurals. As:
Poultry, Cattle, Vermin, People, Nation etc.
(XIV) Some compound nouns generally form their plural by adding (-s) to the principal word. As:
Son-in- law ------------ Sons-in-law
Daughter-in-law ---------- Daughters-in-law
Son-in-law ------------ Sons-in-law
Stepdaughter ----------- Stepdaughters
Maidservant ------------ Maidservants
Passerby ----------- Passersby
Looker-on ----------- Lookers-on
Man-of-War ----------- Men-of-War
Commander-in-Chief -------------- Commanders-in-Chief.
We hope you find this and the previous class very valuable to clear your concepts about the rules to form Plural Nouns from the Singular Nouns.
If you have any questions regarding our classes, feel free to contact us into our inbox of our Facebook page English Speaking Club or here in comment box. We will be pleased to respond.
Best of luck.
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