RULE FOR SINGULAR TO PLURAL
Proper noun और uncountable noun का Plural नहीं बनाता है केवल singular countable noun का बनाता है-
(1) Regular nouns + s
Ex- cat – cats house – houses
(2) Noun ends in ‑s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, + es
Ex- truss – trusses, bus – buses
marsh – marshes, fish – fishes
lunch – lunches, tax – taxes
blitz – blitzes, bush – bushe
NOTE- If their pronunciation of ‘ch’ is changed then add s
Stomach(क)– stomachs, Monarch(क)- monarchs
(3) Nouns ending in -s or -z + es and double ‘s or z’
Ex- fez – fezzes, gas –gasses
(4) Noun ends with ‑f or ‑fe + ves (to remove ‘f/fe’)
Ex – wife – wives,
wolf – wolves, Leaf- Leaves
Exceptions: – roof – roofs,
belief – beliefs,
chef – chefs, chief – chiefs
(5a) Noun ends in ‑y + ies (to remove y if a consonant letter is before ‘y’)
Ex – city – cities, puppy – puppies
diary-diaries, fly-flies
(5b) Noun ends in ‑y + s (if a vowel letter is before ‘y’)
Ex – ray – rays,
boy – boys, toy- toys
(6a) Noun ends in ‑o + es (if a consonant letter is before ‘o’)
Ex- potato – potatoes,
tomato – tomatoes
Exceptions: photo – photos,
piano – pianos, halo – halos
Volcano -volcanoes/volcanos
(6b) Noun ends in ‑o + s (if a vowel letter is before ‘o’)
Ex- radio – radios,
bamboo – bamboos,
cuckoo – cuckoos
(7) Noun ends in ‑us + i (to remove ‘us’)
Ex- cactus – cacti, focus – foci
(8) Noun ends in ‑is + es (to remove ‘es’)
Ex – analysis – analyses,
ellipsis – ellipses
(9) Noun ends in ‑on + a (to remove ‘on’)
Ex – phenomenon – phenomena
criterion – criteria
(10) Some nouns don’t change at all when they’re pluralized.
Ex – sheep – sheep, series – series
species – species, deer –deer
That is – One sheep, five sheep
(11) Plural Noun Rules for Irregular Nouns
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child – children |
Ox- oxen |
goose – geese |
man – men |
woman – women |
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tooth – teeth |
Louse – lice |
foot – feet |
mouse – mice |
person – people |
(12) कुछ Compound noun के मुख्य भाग को plural बदलते है तो कुछ के दो भाग को
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Son-in-law – Sons-in-law |
Father-in-law– Fathers-in-law |
grandfather – grandfathers |
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boyfriend – boyfriends |
girlfriend – girlfriends |
grandson – grandsons |
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Manservant- Menservants |
Woman-doctor-women-doctors |
Woman-student-women-students |