{"id":697556,"date":"2023-11-29T15:19:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T09:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/?p=697556"},"modified":"2024-07-04T17:48:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T12:18:59","slug":"plural-nouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/plural-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Plural Nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" 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href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/plural-nouns\/#Definition_of_a_Plural_Noun\" title=\"Definition of a Plural Noun\">Definition of a Plural Noun<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/plural-nouns\/#Difference_Between_Singular_and_plural_nouns\" title=\"Difference Between Singular and plural nouns\">Difference Between Singular and plural nouns<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/plural-nouns\/#Plural_Noun_Examples\" title=\"Plural Noun Examples\">Plural Noun Examples<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/plural-nouns\/#The_Golden_Rule_of_Using_Plural_Nouns_in_Sentences\" title=\"The Golden Rule of Using Plural Nouns in Sentences\">The Golden Rule of Using Plural Nouns in Sentences<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/plural-nouns\/#How_to_Change_Singular_Noun_To_Plural_Noun\" title=\"How to Change Singular Noun To Plural Noun\">How to Change Singular Noun To Plural Noun<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/plural-nouns\/#Plural_Nouns_FAQs\" title=\"Plural Nouns FAQs\">Plural Nouns FAQs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/plural-nouns\/#What_is_a_plural_noun_with_an_example\" title=\"What is a plural noun with an example?\">What is a plural noun with an example?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link 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example?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>A plural noun means more than one of something, like people, places, things, or ideas. Usually, you add \u2013s or \u2013es to a word to make it plural. For instance, &#8216;dog&#8217; becomes &#8216;dogs&#8217; when talking about more than one. But some words don\u2019t follow these rules and have their own special ways of becoming plural.<\/p>\n<p>Most words just need an \u2013s added to become plural. Different words have different rules for making them plural. Words that don\u2019t follow these rules are called irregular plurals, and you need to remember or check a dictionary to know how they change.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Definition_of_a_Plural_Noun\"><\/span>Definition of a Plural Noun<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A plural noun is a word showing there&#8217;s more than one person, animal, place, thing, or idea. When you talk about many of something, it&#8217;s a plural noun. Usually, you add &#8216;s,&#8217; &#8216;es,&#8217; or &#8216;ies&#8217; to make a word plural. There are a few exceptions, like &#8216;moose.&#8217; One moose is &#8216;moose,&#8217; and many moose are still called &#8216;moose.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"page-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Difference_Between_Singular_and_plural_nouns\"><\/span>Difference Between Singular and plural nouns<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-striped\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #89cff0; color: black;\">\n<th>Singular Noun<\/th>\n<th>Plural Noun<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Refers to one person, thing, etc.<\/td>\n<td>Refers to more than one person, thing, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Typically, ends in &#8216;s,&#8217; &#8216;x,&#8217; &#8216;ch,&#8217; &#8216;sh,&#8217; or &#8216;o&#8217; (with some exceptions)<\/td>\n<td>Often formed by adding &#8216;s,&#8217; &#8216;es,&#8217; or &#8216;ies&#8217; to the singular form<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Example: cat, book, house<\/td>\n<td>Example: cats, books, houses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Used with singular verbs<\/td>\n<td>Used with plural verbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Also Check:<a href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/singular-noun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Singular Nouns<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plural_Noun_Examples\"><\/span>Plural Noun Examples<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dog<\/strong> (singular) becomes Dogs (plural)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cat<\/strong> (singular) becomes Cats (plural)<\/li>\n<li><strong>House<\/strong> (singular) becomes Houses (plural)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Book<\/strong> (singular) becomes Books (plural)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Car<\/strong> (singular) becomes Cars (plural)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Golden_Rule_of_Using_Plural_Nouns_in_Sentences\"><\/span>The Golden Rule of Using Plural Nouns in Sentences<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you have more than one thing, change the verb to match it. This keeps the sentence right. For example, with many things, you use words like &#8220;are,&#8221; &#8220;were,&#8221; or &#8220;have been&#8221; with the verb to make it fit.<\/p>\n<p>The verbs forms used along with a plural noun include, are (simple present tense), were (simple past tense), are+verb+ing, were+verb+ing, have+past participle, have+been+past participle, will+have+verb+ing and will+have+past participle.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>None of the <strong>students<\/strong> <em>has completed<\/em> their work. (Group of people)<\/li>\n<li>All the rescued <strong>dogs<\/strong> <em>have been returned<\/em> to their natural habitats safely. (Group of different animals)<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>textbooks and notebooks<\/strong> <em>are kept<\/em> on the shelves. (Objects)<\/li>\n<li><strong>All collages in the city<\/strong> <em>are shut down<\/em> due to the political protests carried out in and around the city.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Change_Singular_Noun_To_Plural_Noun\"><\/span>How to Change Singular Noun To Plural Noun<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To make a regular noun plural, you usually add an &#8216;s&#8217;, &#8216;es&#8217;, &#8216;ies&#8217;, &#8216;ves&#8217;, or change some letters. But some nouns stay the same in both singular and plural. Then there are irregular nouns\u2014they don&#8217;t follow the usual rules. They become plural in different ways, like changing the word or adding something to it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-striped\" style=\"width: 44.4081%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #89cff0; color: black;\">\n<th style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Singular Form<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Plural Form<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Adding \u2018s&#8217;<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Dog<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Dogs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Pen<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Pens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Chair<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Chairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Adding \u2018es&#8217;<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Box<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Boxes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Tax<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Taxes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Bus<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Buses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Adding \u2018ves\u2019 for nouns ending with an \u2018f\u2019 or \u2018fe\u2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Wolf<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Wolves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Calf<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Calves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Knife<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Knives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Wife<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Wives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Adding \u2018es\u2019 to nouns ending with an \u2018o&#8217;<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Mango<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Mangoes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Potato<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Potatoes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Tomato<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Tomatoes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Mosquito<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Mosquitoes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Volcano<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Volcanoes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Adding \u2018ies\u2019 to words ending with a \u2018y\u2019 preceded by a consonant<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">City<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Cities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Strawberry<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Strawberries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Puppy<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Puppies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Adding \u2018s\u2019 to words ending with a \u2018y\u2019 preceded by a vowel<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Ray<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Rays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Toy<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Toys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Boy<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Boys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Changing \u2018us\u2019 to \u2018i\u2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Alumnus<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Alumni<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Syllabus<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Syllabi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Cactus<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Cacti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Fungus<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Fungi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Nucleus<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Nuclei<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Changing \u2018is\u2019 to \u2018es\u2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Crisis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Crises<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Analysis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Analyses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Diagnosis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Diagnoses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Thesis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Theses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Changing \u2018on\u2019 to \u2018a\u2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Criterion<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Criteria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Phenomenon<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Phenomena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Nouns with a common singular and plural form<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">News<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">News<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Scissors<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Scissors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Furniture<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Furniture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Deer<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Deer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Fish<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Fish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Police<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Police<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Sheep<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Sheep<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Irregular nouns<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Man<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Men<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Woman<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Women<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Ox<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Oxen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Goose<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Geese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Child<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Children<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Tooth<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Teeth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Foot<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Feet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Mouse<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Mice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Plural form for hyphenated nouns and relationships<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Mother-in-law<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Mothers-in-law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Father-in-law<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Fathers-in-law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Brother-in-law<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Brothers-in-law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Daughter-in-law<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Daughters-in-law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Son-in-law<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Sons-in-law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Grandmother<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Grandmothers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Grandfather<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Grandfathers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Grandson<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Grandsons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Granddaughter<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Granddaughters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Cousin<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Cousins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Brother<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Brothers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Sister<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Sisters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Uncle<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Uncles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Aunty<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Aunties<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8431%; text-align: center;\">Aunt<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 229.719%; text-align: center;\">Aunts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plural_Nouns_FAQs\"><\/span>Plural Nouns FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t<section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_plural_noun_with_an_example\"><\/span>What is a plural noun with an example?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea. Example: Apples is a plural noun because it refers to more than one apple.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_singular_nouns\"><\/span>What are singular nouns?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSingular nouns name just one person, place, thing, or idea. For instance, Cat is a singular noun as it refers to a single cat.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_plural_noun_or_pronoun\"><\/span>What is a plural noun or pronoun?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA plural noun or pronoun refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea. Example: They is a plural pronoun indicating multiple people.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_10_plural_nouns\"><\/span>What are 10 plural nouns?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExamples of plural nouns include dogs, houses, books, pencils, cars, bottles, trees, tables, flowers, and computers.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_plural_noun_example\"><\/span>What is a plural noun example?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAn example of a plural noun is children, which refers to more than one child.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t{\n\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\t\"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n\t\t\"mainEntity\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Question\",\n\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"What is a plural noun with an example?\",\n\t\t\t\t\"acceptedAnswer\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Answer\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"text\": \"A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea. 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