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SINGULAR & PLURAL

SINGULAR


A Noun that denotes one person or thing is said to be in the Singular.

Examples

Cow, Book, Tree, Girl, Boy

PLURAL

A Noun that denotes more than one person or thing is said to be in the Plural. 


Examples 

Cows, Books, Trees, Girls, Boys.

How the Plurals are formed ?

1. The plural of noun is generally formed by adding -s to the singular
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2. But nouns ending in -s,-sh,-ch (soft), or -x from the plural by adding -es to the singular
bus-buses     fish-fishes     bench-benches      box-boxes

3. Nouns ending in -y, preceded by a consonant, form their plural by changing -y  into -i  and adding -es
baby-babies        story-stories     

4. Most noun ending in -o also form the plural by adding -es to the singular
mango-mangoes        echo-echoes             hero-heroes

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