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    The document discusses rules for forming plural nouns in English. It explains that most singular nouns form the plural by adding -s, but there are exceptions based on the ending letter. There are over 10 specific rules listed that determine if -s, -es, -ies or other endings should be added. It also notes that some nouns are irregular and do not follow these rules. Memorization or a dictionary is needed to know the plural forms of irregular nouns.

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    The document discusses rules for forming plural nouns in English. It explains that most singular nouns form the plural by adding -s, but there are exceptions based on the ending letter. There are over 10 specific rules listed that determine if -s, -es, -ies or other endings should be added. It also notes that some nouns are irregular and do not follow these rules. Memorization or a dictionary is needed to know the plural forms of irregular nouns.

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    The document discusses rules for forming plural nouns in English. It explains that most singular nouns form the plural by adding -s, but there are exceptions based on the ending letter. There are over 10 specific rules listed that determine if -s, -es, -ies or other endings should be added. It also notes that some nouns are irregular and do not follow these rules. Memorization or a dictionary is needed to know the plural forms of irregular nouns.

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    Plural Nouns: Rules and

    Examples

    Grammarly
    BASICS

    Most singular nouns are made plural by simply putting an -s at


    the end. There are many different rules regarding pluralization
    depending on what letter a noun ends in. Irregular nouns do not
    follow plural noun rules, so they must be memorized or looked
    up in the dictionary.

    Plural Noun Rules

    There are many plural noun rules, and because we use nouns so
    frequently when writing, it’s important to know all of them! The
    correct spelling of plurals usually depends on what letter the
    singular noun ends in.

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    1 To make regular nouns plural, add -s to the end.


    cat – cats
    house – houses

    2 If the singular noun ends in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z,
    add -es to the end to make it plural.

    truss – trusses

    bus – buses

    marsh – marshes

    lunch – lunches

    tax – taxes

    blitz – blitzes

    3 In some cases, singular nouns ending in -s or -z, require


    that you double the -s or -z prior to adding the -es for
    pluralization.

    fez – fezzes

    gas –gasses

    4 If the noun ends with -f or -fe, the f is often changed to


    -ve before adding the -s to form the plural version.

    wife – wives

    wolf – wolves

    Exceptions:
    roof – roofs

    belief – beliefs

    chef – chefs

    chief – chiefs

    5 If a singular noun ends in -y and the letter before the -y


    is a consonant, change the ending to -ies to make the
    noun plural.

    city – cities

    puppy – puppies

    6 If the singular noun ends in -y and the letter before the
    -y is a vowel, simply add an -s to make it plural.

    ray – rays

    boy – boys

    7 If the singular noun ends in -o, add -es to make it


    plural.

    potato – potatoes

    tomato – tomatoes

    Exceptions:

    photo – photos
    piano – pianos

    halo – halos

    With the unique word volcano, you can apply the standard
    pluralization for words that end in -o or not. It’s your choice!
    Both of the following are correct:

    volcanoes

    volcanos

    8 If the singular noun ends in -us, the plural ending is


    frequently -i.

    cactus – cacti

    focus – foci

    9 If the singular noun ends in -is, the plural ending is -es.

    analysis – analyses

    ellipsis – ellipses

    10 If the singular noun ends in -on, the plural ending is


    -a.

    phenomenon – phenomena

    criterion – criteria

    11 Some nouns don’t change at all when they’re


    pluralized.
    sheep – sheep

    series – series

    species – species

    deer –deer

    You need to see these nouns in context to identify them as


    singular or plural. Consider the following sentence:

    Mark caught one fish, but I caught three fish.

    Plural Noun Rules for Irregular Nouns

    Irregular nouns follow no specific rules, so it’s best to memorize


    these or look up the proper pluralization in the dictionary.

    child – children

    goose – geese

    man – men

    woman – women

    tooth – teeth

    foot – feet

    mouse – mice

    person – people 

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