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A noun standing for one person, animal, place or thing is said to be in the singular
noun.
Read the following examples:
1. Dog is playing with kids.
2. Butterfly sits on the flower.
A noun standing for more than one person, animal, place or thing is said to be in
the plural noun .
Read the following examples:
1. Dogs are playing with kids.
2. Butterflies are flying.
Read the rules to change singular nouns to plural nouns that are given below:
1. Add to form the plural of most nouns.-s
Read the following examples:
girl + = girls s dog + = dogs s
2. Add -es to nouns that end in ch, , , , .sh s x z
Read the following examples:
bench + es = benches dish + es = dishes
bus + es = buses box + es = boxes
quiz + es = quizes
3. For nouns that end in -y with a consonant before the , change they y to and -i
add -es .
Read the following examples:
candy + ies = candies city + ies = cities
4. For nouns that end in with a vowel before the , just add .-y y s
Read the following examples:
toy + = toy s s monkey + s = monkeys
5. For nouns that end in or -f -fe , drop the or -f -fe and add -ves .
Read the following examples:
loaf + ves = loaves knife + ves = knives
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