Noun Number and Plural Forms Quiz

Plural Forms of Nouns

• The plural form of the compound noun 'brother-in-law' is 'brothers-in-law'.
• The noun 'man' forms its plural by changing the root vowel to 'men'.
• The noun 'ox' forms its plural in -en- to 'oxen'.
• The plural form of the uncountable noun 'information' is the same as the singular form, 'information'.
• One of the nouns that keep the plural form from the language they were borrowed from is 'crisis', with the plural form 'crises' from Greek.
• The productive formal mark for the plural form of a noun in English is the addition of -s or -es.
• The plural form of a noun ending in -y- preceded by a consonant is formed by changing the -y to -ies, for example, 'city' becomes 'cities'.
• The plural form of the noun 'cargo' is 'cargoes'.
• The plural form of a noun ending in -o- preceded by a consonant is generally formed by adding -es, for example, 'photo' becomes 'photos'.
• The zero-suffix of the singular in English is referred to as the 'zero morph'.