How to explain singular and plural to a student of 2nd grade?
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if there is more than one object it is plural
for example
singular ; apple,book,orange,vegetable,friend,is,bird and etc...,
plural ; apples ,books,oranges,vegetables,friends,are,birds and etc...,
this is the nuance between plural and singular
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Nouns can take several forms. Two of those forms are singular and plural. A singular noun names only one person, place, thing, or idea. A noun that names two or more people, places, things, or ideas is a plural noun. How do you make a singular noun plural? Most of the time making a singular noun plural is as simple as adding an s to the end of the word.
Singular Plural
bird birds
book books
cat cats
dog dogs
pen pens
However, some nouns don't follow this rule, and they're known as irregular nouns. How do I change a singular irregular noun to plural? The next sections will help you answer this question.
Irregular Nouns Plural
First, we will look at singular nouns ending with s, ss, ch, sh, x, or z. If a singular noun ends with s, ss, ch, sh, x, or z, add es to the end of the noun.
Let's look at some examples:
walrus - walruses
moss - mosses
beach - beaches
bush - bushes
fox - foxes
ditch - ditches
How do I make a noun plural if it ends with an o? I'm glad you asked!
If the singular noun ends with a vowel, the letters a, e, i, o, and u, most of the time you just add an s.
Some examples include:
kangaroo - kangaroos
rodeo - rodeos
video - videos
Many times, if a singular noun ends with a consonant + o, add an es at the end. Consonants are all the letters of the alphabet except a, e, i, o, and u.
Here are a few examples:
domino - dominoes
echo - echoes
potato - potatoes
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