Numbers English Grammar

Numbers: In English grammar, the number is referred to the count of noun and pronouns.

Example: Book-Books, Table-Tables,

Types:

1. Singular
2. Plural

Singular Number: is referred to the count of only one noun or pronoun.

Examples: Student, Teacher, Book, Bottle, etc.

Plural Number: is referred to the count of more than one noun or pronoun

Examples: Students, Teachers, Books, Bottles, etc.

Rules for Numbers:

Rule 1: “s” is used at the end of a singular noun to make it plural

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Rule 2: If the word ends with letters s, sh, ch, x and z in the end, “es” is added at the end of the word.

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 Rule 3: The pronunciation of the word ending with ch is like “k”, just “s” is added at the end

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a) word ending with “y” in the end and a Consonant before that “y”, “i” substitute it and an “es” thereafter.

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b) When there’s a vowel ending with “y”, no need to change it, only “s” is added at the end.

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Rule 4:

“v” replaces f or fe and then add an “es” to finish it.

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a) “es” to be added if the noun is finished by “o” and a consonant place ahead.

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b) when there’s a vowel before that “o”, only “s” is enough.

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Exception 1:  there’s an “o” and a consonant ahead of it, some nouns use only “s”.

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Exception 2: for some, “s” and “es” both are correct.

Rule 5:

Some require changing the middle-vowel of the word to make it plural.

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Rule 6:

Some require en, ren and ne to add at last.

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a)  if “man” means human being in a compound noun(a  noun that contains two or more words that jointly make a single noun), “men”replaces that “man”.

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b)when “man” is just a part of the word, or it  refers to any ethnic group, race or civilian, there comes “s”.

Rule 7:

“s” to be added when there’s a “ful” in the end.

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a)If compound noun contains several words,  “s” comes to join with the main part of that noun.

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b)in some cases,“s” comes in every part to make it so.

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Rule 8:

Besides, adding “s” only in the end gets it done for few.

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Rule 9:

Some singular nouns have no plural form, only used in the singular.

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Adversely, some are always used as a plural form.

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Rule 10:

Though some nouns seem like singular, actually they are plural.

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Rule 11:

Similarly, some nouns seem like plural though they are singular.

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Rule 12:

Some have the same singular and plural form.

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Rule 12:

In the case of letters, numbers and other symbols, it takes an apostrophe and s to change it.

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Rule 13:

There is no specific rule for changing the number of pronouns. It’s all about memorizing.