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THE NOUN NUMBER

THE NOUN NUMBER

We all are well acquainted with the term 'noun' and its kinds. Now, let us learn about The Noun Number.

What is the Noun Number? 
Nouns which are countable can be divided into two groups which are as follows: 
1. Singular Number 
2. Plural Number
  
What is Singular Number ? 
Any noun which is one in number is called a Singular number be it person, place or thing. 
Examples: boy, girl, pen, school etc. 


What is Plural Number?
The person, thing or place which is more than one in number is called a Plural number. 
Examples: boys, girls, pens, schools etc. 


HOW TO CHANGE SINGULAR NOUN TO PLURAL NOUNS? 

In order to change singular noun to plural nouns. We have to consider the following rules. 

RULE 1: 
Some nouns become plural by adding 's' to their ends. 

Examples: Singular                      Plural
                    Boy                             Boys
                    Girl                              Girls

RULE 2: 
Noun which have s, ss, sh, ch, z and x at their end become plural noun by adding 'es' at their ends. 

Examples:  Singular                       Plural 
                    Box                               Boxes
                   Class                             Classes
                   Dish                              Dishes

However, there are some Exceptions where this rule doesn't apply. 
Some examples of Exceptions are as under:
                       
          EXCEPTIONS 
   
      Stomach   -  Stomach
       Radius  -    Radii
            Ox  -  Oxen
        Locus -  Loci        

RULE 3: 
Nouns which end in 'o' but have consonant before it ,become plural by adding 'es'. 

Examples : 
Singular                           Plural 
Hero                                 Heroes 
Mango                              Mangoes

In the above example we can see that Hero and Mango ends with 'o' and before 'o' there is a consonant 'r' in Hero and 'g' in Mango. So we added 'es' to make these nouns plural. 

EXCEPTIONS 
 
Singular                Plural
Canto                   Cantos
Photo                    Photos
Piano                    Pianos
Ratio                     Ratios

[Note :Rule 3 doesn't apply in the above words]

RULE 4 : 
Nouns ending in double vowel become plural by adding 's' to their ends. 

Examples : 
Singular                       Plural
Bamboo                        Bamboos
Tree                                Trees


RULE 5: 
Nouns ending in 'y' and having some consonant before 'y' become plural by replacing 'y' to 'ies'. 

Examples : 
Singular                         Plural 
Country                         Countries
Baby                               Babies
Lady                               Ladies
Family                            Families
City                                 Cities

RULE 6: 
Nouns ending in 'y' and having some vowel before 'y' become plural by adding 's' . 

Examples : 
Singular                   Plural
Boy                           Boys
Monkey                    Monkeys
Way                           Ways

RULE 7:
Nouns ending in 'f' or 'fe' become plural by changing 'f', 'fe' to 'ves'. 

Examples : 
Singular                         Plural
Wife                               Wives
Thief                              Thieves
Knife                              Knives

                    EXCEPTIONS

Belief                   Beliefs
Chief                   Chiefs
Dwarf                  Dwarfs
Roof                     Roofs
Proof                    Proofs


RULE 8: 
Compound nouns become plural by adding 's' to the main part of them. 

Examples :
Singular                                  Plural
Brother-in-law                      Brothers-in-law
Bed-room                               Bed-rooms

RULE 9:
The following nouns do not follow any rule to become plural. 

Examples : 
Singular                               Plural
Man                                      Men
Foot                                      Feet
Tooth                                   Teeth
Mouse                                  Mice
Goose                                   Geese
Washer man                      Washer men

RULE 10: 
Others

Examples : 
Singular                        Plural 
Child                             Children
Ox                                  Oxen
Cow                               Cows
Brother                         Brothers

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