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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Number

If man in a compound noun in singular word does not refer to a human,only "s" should be added after the  word to make it in plural form.i.e.

singular.........................plural

German......................Germans
Norman......................Normans
Mussalman...............Mussalmans
Brahman.....................Brahmans

9)If there is full with a singular compound noun,only "s" is added to make it a plural noun.i.e.

singular.........................plural

Handfull.......................Handfulls
Spoonfull...................Spoonfulls
Mouthfull...................Mouthfulls

10)If a compound noun has many parts,the main part of it should be turned into plural word.i.e.

singular........................................plural

Brother-in-law.........................Brothers-in-law
Father-in-law..........................Fathers-in-law
Mother-in-law........................Mothers-in-law
Passer-by..............................Passers-by
Step-brother..........................Step-brothers
Maid-servant.........................Maid-servants
Commander-in-chief...........Commanders-in-chief
Book-case.............................Book-cases
Book-shelf............................Book-shelfs
Forget-me-not.......................Forget-me-nots
Poet-laurete..........................Poet-lauretes
Major-general.......................Major-generals

Number

To change a singular number word into a plural number word ,there are some other rules.They are:-



6) sometimes,plural words can be formed by changing any vowel in some singular words i.e.

singular....................plural

man.........................men
woman.....................woman
foot..........................feet
goose......................geese
mouse......................mice
louse.......................lice
tooth.......................teeth

7)Plural words can be made by adding en/ren/ne after singular words.i.e.

singular....................plural

ox............................oxen
child.......................children
brother...................brothers/brethren
cow........................kine/cows

8)If a compound noun ends with man which refers to any human being,it can be turned into plural form by changing a vowel in man .i.e.

singular....................plural

fisherman.............fishermen
boatman............boatmen
workman...........workmen
salesman...........salesmen
milkman...........milkmen
man-of-war....men-of-war