The Number of a Noun
2 - . , , , - .
-s: suggestion suggestion s ( - ), umbrella umbrellas ( - ).
, , (, , ) -es: box box es ( ), bush bush es ( - ). , : -o, -ch, -s, -ss, -sh, -x (potato potato es ( - ), fox fox es ( - )). , , -o -s: piano pianos ( -(), .. , ), kilo kilos ( - ).
, -f, -fe, f v es:
leaf - leaves = -
knife knives = -
thief thieves = -
wife wives = -
-f, -fe, , , , . -oof, -ief, -ff, -rf, -s. :
proof - proofs = -
hoof - hoofs = -
roof - roofs = -
chief - chiefs = -
grief - griefs = -
brief - briefs = - ( !)
cliff - cliffs = -
skiff - skiffs = -
whiff - whiffs = -
dwarf - dwarfs = -
scarf - scarfs = -
turf - turfs = - ( ?)
- y , - y - i - es, , , y ie s:
Count ry countr ies ( - ),
Du ty dut ies ( - ).
s:
Sister-in-law sister s -in-law - ( - )
Boy-friend boy-friend s ( - ).
, :
Merry-go-round merry-go-round s ( - ).
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foot feet ( - )
goose geese ( - )
louse lice ( - )
mouse mice ( - )
man men ( - )
woman women ( , )
person people ( ) (: people - , ; peoples - , )
child children ( - )
tooth teeth ( - ) ox oxen ( - )
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, ( , ):
Crisis crises ( - )
Datum data ( - )
Phenomenon phenomena ( )
Radius radii ( )
man, woman, : Man driver men drivers ( - ).
: six jobs ( ), many suggestions ( ).
( ) , . , : , , (music, blood, water, gold) .
, , , : waters of Atlantic, bloods mixing
. : I bought a paper. . . . :
I bought some paper. . . , , , ..
, .. :
fish ( - (: fishes ),
deer ( - ),
sheep ( - ),
fruit ( - (: fruits ),
aircraft ( - ) .
, :
clothes - ,
police -
cattle -
pyjamas -
trousers -
breeches -
glasses -
spectacles -
scissors -
goods - , ( - )
holidays ( holiday, )
customs -
jeans -
tights -
shorts - . ( ).
, , , :
advice ,
furniture ,
hair ,
information ,
knowledge ,
money ( ),
trouble
, -s : physics, mathematics, optics, phonetics, politics .
news , (plural), (singular). :
This was news to me. .
What's the news? - ? (: ?)
"" (, , ):
means = -
barracks = - (: barrack - )
crossroads = - ( "crossroad")
headquarters = -
series = -
species = , -
works = , - ,
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Possessive case of nouns. .
: . ", "; " -'s " , , , : boy's, girl's, men's, children's, "". " -' " : soldiers', workers'.
his is the boy's book.
These are the boys' books.
, : the children's toys - (?) the parents' consent - (?) the girl's story - (?) ; , : sheep's eyes - , soldiers' uniform - a mile's distance - . , , , , , " of ":
the windows of the house
the handle of the door
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