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The document outlines the rules for forming plural nouns in English. It details various cases such as adding 's', 'es', changing 'y' to 'ies', and irregular plural forms. Specific examples are provided for each rule to illustrate the correct pluralization.

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Plural

The document outlines the rules for forming plural nouns in English. It details various cases such as adding 's', 'es', changing 'y' to 'ies', and irregular plural forms. Specific examples are provided for each rule to illustrate the correct pluralization.

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PLURAL NOUNS

Rules:
1) MOST NOUNS SIMPLY ADD –S IN THE PLURAL:
a dog dogs
a stamp stamps
a computer computers

2) NOUNS THAT END IN –S –SS –SH –CH –X ADD –ES IN THE PLURAL
a bus buses
a dress dresses
a crash crashes
a match matches
a box boxes

3) NOUNS THAT END IN A CONSONANT + –Y CHANGE TO –IES IN THE PLURAL


a city cities
a baby babies
a body bodies

4) BUT IF THE NOUN ENDS IN A VOWEL + –Y THE –Y DOES NOT CHANGE


a monkey monkeys
a day days

5) MANY NOUNS THAT END IN –F, IN THE PLURAL CHANGE THE F TO V AND THEN ADD ES
a half halves
a wolf wolves

6) MANY NOUNS ARE IRREGULAR IN THE PLURAL


a man men
a woman women
a child children
a foot feet

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