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... Plural Number denotes more than one . FORMATION OF PLURAL NUMBER . GENERAL RULE . Nearly all nouns are made plural by adding s or es to the singular form . We add es when the noun ends in s , x , z , sh , or ch soft ( as in crutch ) ...
... Plural Number denotes more than one . FORMATION OF PLURAL NUMBER . GENERAL RULE . Nearly all nouns are made plural by adding s or es to the singular form . We add es when the noun ends in s , x , z , sh , or ch soft ( as in crutch ) ...
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... PLURAL OF NOUNS . The following exceptions to the general rule are impor tant : I. Eleven nouns form their plurals without s or es . These eleven nouns are the only surviving examples of old Eng- lish inflections forming the plural by ...
... PLURAL OF NOUNS . The following exceptions to the general rule are impor tant : I. Eleven nouns form their plurals without s or es . These eleven nouns are the only surviving examples of old Eng- lish inflections forming the plural by ...
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... plurals . In words from Latin and Greek the ending is becomes es in the plural ; the ending um or on becomes a ; ex or ix becomes ices ; us becomes i ; as , analysis , analyses basis , bases crisis , crises oasis , oases aquarium ...
... plurals . In words from Latin and Greek the ending is becomes es in the plural ; the ending um or on becomes a ; ex or ix becomes ices ; us becomes i ; as , analysis , analyses basis , bases crisis , crises oasis , oases aquarium ...
Page 107
... plural ? 7. Tell clearly why we add es to hero and s only to Nero to form the plural . 8. How do nouns from a foreign language usually form their plurals ? 9. When two plurals are given which is preferable ? 10. In forming the plural of ...
... plural ? 7. Tell clearly why we add es to hero and s only to Nero to form the plural . 8. How do nouns from a foreign language usually form their plurals ? 9. When two plurals are given which is preferable ? 10. In forming the plural of ...
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... plural by adding the sign of the plural to the most important part of the compound , that is , to the part which is described by the rest of the word ; as , father - in - law , fathers - in - law ; ox - cari ox - carts ; Knight ...
... plural by adding the sign of the plural to the most important part of the compound , that is , to the part which is described by the rest of the word ; as , father - in - law , fathers - in - law ; ox - cari ox - carts ; Knight ...
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action adjective adverb adverbial clause apposition assertion attribute complement auxiliary Bruce called collective noun comma Comp complete composition compound sentence Conj conjunction conjunctive adverb coördinate DEFINITION denote diagram the following exclamation point exclamatory Exercise expletive express factitive complement father feeling finite verb following sentences gender girl give grammar group of words indicated indirect object infinitive inflection intransitive intransitive verb John kind letter loved mode modify the meaning never nominative Note noun or pronoun object complement omitted paragraph parse passive voice past participle PAST PERFECT past tense PERFECT TENSE personal pronoun phrase picture Plural Number possessive preposition present perfect PRESENT PERFECT TENSE PRESENT TENSE punctuation pupils relation relative pronoun rule selection simple Sing Singular Number speech STEPS ENG subject and predicate Subjunctive subordinate conjunction suggestive teacher tell tences Thou thought tive wish Write
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