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PLURALS
Grammar Reference
Preparatore Linguistico: Dott.ssa
Barbara Meloni
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The plural of a noun is the form of it that is
used to refer to more than one person or
thing.
In English, most nouns add – s to form
the plural:
Stamp, stamps
key, keys
camera, cameras
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EXCEPTIONS:
1. If the noun ends in – s, - ss, - sh,- o, -x or
- ch,
add – es.
bus- buses
class- classes
wish- wishes match- matches
box-boxes
tomato-tomatoes
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EXCEPTIONS:
2. If the noun ends in a consonant + - y, the y
changes to ies.
country, countries
party, parties
But if the noun ends in a vowel + - y, the y
doesn’t change.
Key, keys
day,days
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Some nouns are completely irregular:
Child children
person people
Woman women
man men
A few nouns form their plural by a vowel
change:
Foot feet
mouse mice
Tooth teeth
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Twelve nouns ending in f or fe omit the f or
fe and add ves:
Calf, half,knife, leaf,
life,loaf,self,shelf,sheaf,thief,wife,wolf :
Loaf, loaves wife,wives wolf,wolves
etc.
* Scarf is also included in this list.