Number

To count the amount of persons/things/animal,number is used.There are two types of number.One is singular number and the rest is plural number.Singular number indicates a person/thing/animal.On other hand plural number indicates several/many persons/things/animals.

With a view to changing a singular number word into a plural number word,one needs to follow some guidelines.They are as bellows:-

1).Generally "-s" is added after a singular number word to make it a plural number word.For example,

singular.........plural

pen----------pens

book--------books

girl----------girls

dog---------dogs

boy----------boys

2).If there are "-s,sh,ss,ch,x,z" at the end of a singular number word and these letters are softly pronounced,"-es" will have to be added after the singular word to make it a plural word.i.e.

singular.........plural

bus----------buses

ass----------asses

dish---------dishes

branch------branches

box---------boxes

fez----------fezes

Exception:-If "-ch" at the end of a singular number word is pronounced hardly like "-k",only "-s" will be added to make it a plural word.i.e.

singular.........plural

monarch----monarchs

stomach----stomachs

3).If any singular number word ends with "-y" and there is a consonant before that "-y" ,this "-y" will be deleted and "-i" will be placed there instead of that "-y"and then "-es" will be added in plural number.

 singular.........plural

baby--------babies

story-------stories

fly---------flies

city-------cities

Exception:-If there is a vowel before the"-y" in any singular number word,only "-s" will be added in plural number.i.e.

 singular.........plural

toy----------toys

day---------days

monkey----monkeys

boy--------boys