English for Use, Book 3John C. Winston Company, 1926 |
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... plural or singular in meaning . When you think of the group as a whole , such a noun is considered sin- gular ; as , " The family is away . " When you think of the individual members of the group , then the noun though singular in form ...
... plural or singular in meaning . When you think of the group as a whole , such a noun is considered sin- gular ; as , " The family is away . " When you think of the individual members of the group , then the noun though singular in form ...
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... plural number . Use eight of the collective nouns in the list given above in the singular number in sentences . Use all the rest in the plural number in sentences . 13. THE ABSTRACT NOUN We have learned that a noun is the name of some ...
... plural number . Use eight of the collective nouns in the list given above in the singular number in sentences . Use all the rest in the plural number in sentences . 13. THE ABSTRACT NOUN We have learned that a noun is the name of some ...
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... plural number . Plural means " more than one . " Most nouns form their plurals by adding s or es to the singular . This is called the regular rule . boy , boys house , houses box , boxes dress , dresses Whether you add es instead of s ...
... plural number . Plural means " more than one . " Most nouns form their plurals by adding s or es to the singular . This is called the regular rule . boy , boys house , houses box , boxes dress , dresses Whether you add es instead of s ...
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... plural of box ? boxes is easy to pronounce . mind when forming plurals . Do not forget that the vowels are a , e , i , o , u , and sometimes w and y . All the other letters in the alpha- bet are called consonants . It is necessary that ...
... plural of box ? boxes is easy to pronounce . mind when forming plurals . Do not forget that the vowels are a , e , i , o , u , and sometimes w and y . All the other letters in the alpha- bet are called consonants . It is necessary that ...
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... plural : swine cod salmon trout sheep deer Some nouns are used only in the plural : ashes scissors suspenders trousers billiards tongs wages proceeds A few nouns are plural in form but singular in use : tidings news athletics politics ...
... plural : swine cod salmon trout sheep deer Some nouns are used only in the plural : ashes scissors suspenders trousers billiards tongs wages proceeds A few nouns are plural in form but singular in use : tidings news athletics politics ...
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