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When a noun refers to any one person, place or thing, it is said to be singular .

Read the following examples:
1. Kaya is my friend.

2. The old man met with an accident.

When a noun refers to more than one person, place or thing, it is said to be plural .

Read the following examples:

1. The dogs are running.

2. Children are playing football.

Following are some rules to make plural nouns from singular nouns:

G Most of the times we just add - to the base word.s

G For the words ending in - .y
1. If consonant is there before , replace with -y y ies .

2. If vowel is there before , add - .y s

G For words ending in - , drop the - and add -y y ies .

G For words ending in -ch , - , - , - or - , add - .s sh x ss es

G For words ending in - or - , drop the - or f fe f -fe and add -ves .

Read some examples given below of singular and plural nouns:

Singular Noun Plural Noun Singular Noun Plural Noun

Eye Eyes Bus Buses

Church Churches Piano Pianos

Knife Knives Half Halves

Baby Babies Watch Watches
Fox Foxes Brush Brushes

A name given to collection or group of similar things or persons is known as a

collective noun.
1. A bouquet of flowers 2. A wad of notes

3. A bunch of keys 4. A basket of fruits

5. A forest of trees 6. A colony of ants

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