Plural-only nouns and other forms - Video
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"AT NIGHT I BRUSH MY TEETH, I COMB MY HAIR,
I WEAR MY PYJAMAS AND I COUNT SHEEP TO FALL ASLEEP.
ONE SHEEP, TWO SHEEP, THREE SHEEP…"
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Plural-only nouns and other forms
Irregular plural nouns are irregular nouns in the plural form.
In this lesson we will learn other irregular plural forms with plural-only nouns and nouns without plural.
Notes
An irregular noun is a noun that becomes plural by changing its spelling in other ways than adding an “s” to the end of the word.
Some of them form the plural by changing vowels, changingthe word, or adding a different ending.
Table of contents of this lesson: Plural-only nouns and other forms
Irregular nouns
Irregular nouns follow no specific rules. You will need to learn them by heart.
Examples:
- Man - Men
- Woman - Women
- Child - Children
- Foot - Feet
- Tooth - Teeth
- Mouse - Mice
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Plural-Only Nouns
Plural-only nouns:
- exist only in the plural form
- want plural verbs and plural pronouns
- do not want the indefinite article.
Examples:
- These goods are expensive.
- The grapes are good.
- There are many people.
- The police have just arrived
- Your pyjamas are nice.
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Nouns without plural
Some nouns do not change at all when they are pluralized.
Examples:
- Fish = fish
There is a fish in the dish. - There are three fish in the dish. - Sheep = sheep
There is a sheep in the field. - There are three sheep in the field.
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