Theseshoes look old now.
I’ll take a few magazines with me for the flight. PLURAL NOUNS: RULES AND EXAMPLES A plural noun is a noun that refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea. Most singular nouns are made plural by adding a suffix, usually –s or –es. For example, the singular noun dog takes the plural form dogs, as in three dogs. However, there are irregular plural nouns that take unique forms.
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.
What are plural nouns? A noun is plural when it represents two or more people, places, things, or ideas. You can identify most plural nouns because they end in –s or –es, although there are plenty of exceptions. In particular, irregular plural nouns each have their own special plural forms, such as child and its plural form, children.
Plural nouns vs. singular nouns English distinguishes grammatical nouns as either singular or plural. Singular nouns represent one of something.
one car a friend this daisy Plural nouns, on the other hand, represent two or more of something.
five cars a few friends these daisies You can tell the difference between most singular and plural nouns by how the word ends, except for irregular nouns.
Plural nouns vs. possessive nouns Possessive nouns are nouns that show ownership, usually with an –’s at the end. So if you had a friend named Marja and Marja owned a bike, you would write:
Marja’s bike Plural nouns are often confused with possessive nouns because both usually end in –s. However, the major difference between plural and possessive nouns is the apostrophe;
possessive nouns have it, but plural nouns don’t (unless they’re plural possessive nouns).
[singular] boss [singular possessive] boss’s [plural] bosses [plural possessive] bosses’
