Kinds of number
1.singular number
2.plural number
1.Singular number
singular number tell about one person, place, or thing.
example- horse
pencil
book
house
dog
2.Plural number
this number denotes more than one person, place, or thing.
example- books
pencils
houses
dogs
boys
Rule of formation of plurals
1.By adding s or es, generally we can change in the plural form
example-
singular plural
toy toys
monkey monkeys
mango mangoes
river rivers
animal animals
potato potatoes
letter letters
watch watches
chair chairs
piano pianos
mango mangoes
pen pens
2.if any singular number has the last letter 'y' then we change it into plural remove the 'y' and adding 'ies' in the place of 'y'
example-
singular plural
fly flies
baby babies
army armies
story stories
lady ladies
city cities
3.some noun that the last letter is f, fe then we change into ves instead of f or fe
example-
singular plural
wife wives
knife knives
leaf leaves
calf calves
thief thieves
wolf wolves
shelf shelves
life lives
4.some noun have different plural forms
example-
singular plural
goose geese
child children
man men
tooth teeth
ox oxen
foot feet
woman women
mouse mice
5.some nouns have the same singular and plural forms
example-
singular plural
deer deer
fish fish
sheep sheep
hair hair
binoculars binoculars
aircraft aircraft
means means
offspring offspring
species species
pair pair
6.plurals form of the compound noun
example-
singular plural
commander in chief commanders
in chief
father in law fathers in law
brother in law brothers in law
stepdaughter stepdaughters
washerman washerwomen
maidservant maidservants
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