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Nouns: Singular and Plural — Revision Notes
ICSE · Class 5 · Essentials of English Grammar and Composition
Nouns: Singular and Plural revision notes for ICSE Class 5 Essentials of English Grammar and Composition: 3 topics in quick points.
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Key Topics to Revise
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Understanding Singular and Plural Nouns
- A singular noun names one person, animal, place, or thing.
- A plural noun names more than one.
- Most plural nouns are formed by adding -s or -es to the singular form.
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Rules for Forming Plural Nouns
- Add -s to most nouns: cat → cats.
- Add -es to nouns ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x: bus → buses, box → boxes.
- Add -es to most nouns ending in 'o': potato → potatoes, hero → heroes (but: photo → photos, piano → pianos).
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Special Cases and Exceptions
- Some nouns have completely different plural forms: child → children, man → men, woman → women.
- Some nouns have the same form in singular and plural: deer, sheep, fish.
- Words like scissors, trousers, spectacles are always plural and need plural verbs.
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Full NotesKey Concepts
A noun is in singular formMost nouns form the plural bySome nouns do not follow regularSome nouns like 'deer'Some nouns like 'furniture'
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Key topics in Nouns: Singular and Plural include Understanding Singular and Plural Nouns, Rules for Forming Plural Nouns, Special Cases and Exceptions. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 5 exams.
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