Plural Nouns
Rules for Plural Nouns
- If there is only one person/object, it is called a singular noun.
- If there are more than one person/object, it is called plural noun.
- There are specific forms of plural nouns depending on the ending letters of the singular nouns.
- Some nouns do not follow the rules given above, hence they are called irregular nouns.
- Some nouns do not have a plural form.
Forms of Plural Nouns
Examples
Paper – Papers
Puppy – Puppies
Book – Books
Baby – Babies
Glass – Glasses
Bus – Buses
Match – Matches
Hero – Heroes
Knife – Knives
Man – Men
Calf – Calves
Child – Children
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