Nouns

What is a noun?

A noun is a naming word which gives a name to

•  a person 
•  a thing 
•  a place 
•  an animal

Nouns can be put into several categories. but leaving it for the future study, let's look at the formation of plural nouns from singular.

How the Plurals are formed.

1. The general rule of forming the plural is to add (simple) "s" to the end of the singular.

singular	plural
teacher	teachers
chair	chairs
temple	temples
book	books
student	students

 2.If the singular ends in sh,ch,s,o,x, you should add "es" to the end of the noun.

singular	plural
bush	bushes
dish	dishes
branch	branches
bus	buses
hero	heroes

 3.but the following words ending in "o" are exceptions to this rule.

singular	plural
bamboo	bamboos
dynamo	dynamos
kilo	kilos
piano	pianos
video	videos

4.If the singular noun ends in "y" and "y" is preceded by a consonant, change "y" into "i" and add "es".

singular	plural
body	bodies
city	cities
country	countries
enemy	enemies
hobby	hobbies

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