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What is the plural form of the compound noun 'brother-in-law'?
What is the plural form of the compound noun 'brother-in-law'?
brothers-in-law
Give an example of a noun that forms its plural by changing the root vowel.
Give an example of a noun that forms its plural by changing the root vowel.
woman_women
Name a noun that forms its plural in -en-.
Name a noun that forms its plural in -en-.
child_children
What is the plural form of the uncountable noun 'information'?
What is the plural form of the uncountable noun 'information'?
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List one of the nouns that keep the plural form from the language they were borrowed from.
List one of the nouns that keep the plural form from the language they were borrowed from.
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What is the productive formal mark for the plural form of a noun in English?
What is the productive formal mark for the plural form of a noun in English?
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How is the plural form of a noun ending in -y- preceded by a consonant formed?
How is the plural form of a noun ending in -y- preceded by a consonant formed?
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What is the plural form of the noun 'cargo'?
What is the plural form of the noun 'cargo'?
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How is the plural form of a noun ending in -o- preceded by a consonant generally formed?
How is the plural form of a noun ending in -o- preceded by a consonant generally formed?
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What is the zero-suffix of the singular in English referred to as?
What is the zero-suffix of the singular in English referred to as?
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Study Notes
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'.
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Test your knowledge of noun number and plural forms with this quiz. Explore the productive formal mark of plural nouns and their correlation with the singular form, as well as the zero-suffix phenomenon.
