Plural Count Nouns

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Plural Count Nouns

• What to look for and where

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What to look for and where

• Changes in the last syllable
• Changes in the next to the last letter or sound
• The standard rule is add s, but we need to look
  at the irregularities of the language.
• Due to historical developments
• Causing language change and growth

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Rules for Old Plurals
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Basic Plural Noun Rules
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Plurals for Words ending in -o
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Nouns with the same singular and plural form
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Latinate Words Ending in -a
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Latinate Words Ending in um
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Latinate Words Ending in -us
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Greek Origin Words
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Greek Origin Words Ending in -sis
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How to add plurals to nouns

• Look at the ending of the word
• Listen to the sounds
• Is it an old plural rule?
• Is it todays English?
• Is it a borrowed word?
• What is the ending?
• Are there any exceptions?
• But Practice Makes Perfect.