fruits The men are working in the paddy field. The woman is putting the bottles into a box. The women are arranging the boxes on the shelves. There is a mouse eating under the coconut tree. The cat caught some mice. - Countable nouns can be in the form of singular and plural.
-A plural noun refers to more than one, or many.
a) Singular nouns show one thing of : * a person * an animal * a place * a thing b) We put the articles a or an before singular countable nouns. c) A is put before any word that begins with a consonant.
Examples : 1) My brother is a careless man. 2) We cross the river using a canoe. a) Plural nouns show two or more things of : * a person * an animal * a place * a thing b) Plural nouns are divided into 2 groups 1) regular plurals 2) irregular plurals
Examples : 1) We are good friends. 2) They are Mr. Lees children. CHANGING SINGULAR TO PLURAL NOUNS
There are certain rules need to be followed when we are changing singular noun to plural noun Rule No. 1
1 Adding s to the singular form in order to make them plural Singular Plural Singular Plural Cottage Cottages Girl Girls Year Years Singer Singers Month Months Pilot Pilots Day Days Peacock Peacocks Noun Nouns Carrot Carrots Song Songs Instrument Instruments Street Streets Canoe Canoes Paper Papers Office Offices Ruler Rulers Bank Banks Rule No. 2
2 Adding -es to nouns that end with s, sh, ch and x. Singular Plural Singular Plural Abacus Abacuses Sandwich Sandwiches Dress Dresses Crutch Crutches Bus Buses Watch Watches Octopus Octopuses Coach Coaches Fish Fishes Tax Taxes Wish Wishes Fox Foxes Bush Bushes Box Boxes Class Classes Glass Glasses Church Churches Sash Sashes Rule No. 3
3 If the noun ends in o and there is a consonant before the o, the plural is usually formed by adding s to the singular. Singular Plural Singular Plural Motto Mottos Banjo Banjos Kimono Kimonos Halo Halos Piano Pianos Zero Zeros Solo Solos Dynamo Dynamos Video Videos Radio Radios Photo Photos Kangaroo Kangaroos Rule No. 4
4 For some nouns, that end with o, we add es to make them plural. Singular Plural Singular Plural Cargo Cargoes Buffalo Buffaloes Echo Echoes Mango Mangoes Hero Heroes Volcano Volcanoes Tomato Tomatoes Potato Potatoes Rule No. 5
5 If the noun ends in y and there is a consonant before the y, the plural is usually formed by changing y to i and add es. Singular Plural Singular Plural Story Stories Scenery Sceneries Butterfly Butterflies Lady Ladies Diary Diaries City Cities Candy Candies Aunty Aunties Lorry Lorries Factory Factories Baby Babies Party Parties Army Armies Gallery Galleries Country Countries Injury Injuries Rule No. 6
6 If the noun ends in y and there is a vowel before the y, the plural is usually formed by changing s to the singular. Singular Plural Singular Plural Day Days Valley Valleys Donkey Donkeys Toy Toys Monkey Monkeys Guy Guys Key Keys Play Plays Boy Boys Way Ways 7 Changing f , fe, to ves Singular Plural Singular Plural Elf Elves Calf Calves Knife Knives Loaf Loaves Hoof Hooves Wolf Wolves Leaf Leaves Wife Wives Life lives Thief Thieves Rule No. 8
8 Adding s to nouns ending with f and fe Singular Plural Singular Plural Lift Lifts Beef Beefs Roof Roofs Caf Cafes Chief Chiefs Dwarf Dwarfs