Number- वचन
In grammar, the number refers back to the depend of a noun or pronoun.
Example- Boy-boys, spouse-other halves, my-our, ox-oxen, it-they, and many others.
Types of Number:
There are two types of number-
- Singular Number
- Plural Number
Singular Number
It refers to the be counted of most effective one among a noun or pronoun.
instance: pen, table, aunt, father, goose, and so on.
It refers to the be counted of most effective one among a noun or pronoun.
instance: pen, table, aunt, father, goose, and so on.
Plural Number
It refers back to the depend of multiple of a noun or pronoun.
Number- वचन
instance: pens, tables, aunts, fathers, geese, and many others.
It refers back to the depend of multiple of a noun or pronoun.
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| Number- वचन |
instance: pens, tables, aunts, fathers, geese, and many others.
The rules of changing Singular Number to Plural Number
several rules are there to change the variety from singular to plural. they're as follows-
Rule 1:
In general “s” is used at the quit of a novel noun to make it plural
If there exist s, sh, ch, x and z ultimately, “es” gets for use.
Examples:
Singular Plural Bus Buses Dish Dishes Branch Branches Fox Foxes Fez Fezes
Rule 3:
whilst pronunciation of ch is like “K”, just “s” is delivered on the stop
Example:
Singular Plural Monarch Monarchs Patriarch Patriarchs Matriarch Matriarchs Stomach Stomachs Hierarch Hierarchs
Rule 4:
While there’s a “y” in the end and a Consonant before that “y”, “i” substitutes it and an “es” thereafter.
Example:
Singular Plural Story Stories Hobby Hobbies Army Armies Fly Flies Baby Babies
Rule 5:
If there’s a vowel beforehand of that “y”, no want to exchange it, simplest “s” to add.
Example Singular Plural Donkey Donkeys Toy Toys Day Days Joy Joys Play Plays
Rule 6:
“v” replaces f or fe and then provides an “es” to finish it.
Example:
Singular Plural thief Thieves Wife Wives Knife Knives Wolf Wolves Leaf Leaves
Rule 7:
“es” to be brought if the noun is finished with the aid of “o” and a consonant places ahead.
Example:
singular Plural Hero Heroes Mango Mangoes Zero Zeroes Potato Potatoes Echo Echoes
Rule 8:
when there’s a vowel before that “o”, most effective “s” is enough.
Example
Singular Plural Cuckoo Cuckoos Bamboo Bamboos Studio Studios Portfolio Portfolios Cameo Cameos
Exception 1: though there’s an “o” and a consonant ahead of it, some nouns use simplest “s”.
Example:
Singular Plural Photo Photos Piano Pianos Radio Radios Canto Cantos Memo Memos
Exception 2:for some, “s” and “es” each are correct.
Example:
Singular Plural Mosquito Mosquitos/mosquitoes Commando Commandos/commandoes Portico Porticos/porticoes Calico Calicos/calicoes Memento Mementos/mementoes
Rule 9:
some require changing the middle-vowel of the phrase to make it plural.
Example:
Singular Plural Man Men Woman Women Foot Feet Mouse Mice Tooth Teeth
Rule 10:
some require en, ren and ne to add at final.
Example:
Singular plural Ox Oxen Child Children Brother Brethren (brothers also correct) Cow Kine (cows also correct) Sister Sistren (sisters also correct)
Rule 11:
if “man” manner person in a compound noun(a noun that includes two or extra phrases that at the same time make a single noun), “men”replaces that “man”.
Example:
singular plural Fisherman Fishermen Workman Workmen Boatman Boatmen Man-of-war Men-of-war Salesman salesmen
Rule 12:
when “guy” is just part of the word, or it refers to any ethnic institution, race or civilian, there comes “s”.
Example:
Singular Plural Mussalman Mussalmans Brahman Brahmans German Germans Norman Normans
Rule 13:
“s” to be added while there’s a “ful” in the end.
Example:
singular plural Handful Handfuls Mouthful mouthfuls Spoonful Spoonfuls armful Armfuls cupful cupfuls
Rule 14:
If compound noun includes several words, “s” comes to join with the primary a part of that noun.
Example:
Singular Plural Brother-in-law Brothers-in-law Passers-by Passers-by Step-brother Step-brothers Commander-in-chief Commanders-in-chief Maid-servant Maid-servants
Rule 15:
in some instances,“s”is available in every element to make it so.
Example:
Singular Plural Lord-justice Lords-justices Man-servant Men-servants Woman-servant Women-servants
Rule 16:
besides, adding “s” best in the end gets it executed for few.
Example:
Singular Plural Book-shelf Book-shelves Book-case Book-cases Major-general Major-generals Poet-laurete Poet-lauretes Forget-me-not Forget-me-nots
Rule 17:
a few singular nouns haven't any plural shape, most effective utilized in singular.
Example:
Furniture Scenery Issue Bread expenditure
Rule 18:
Adversely, a few are always used as a plural shape.
Example:
Mumps Scissors Trousers Spectacles Assets
Rule 19:
even though some nouns appear like singular, but in reality they are plural.
Example:
Government Peasantry People Cattle Mankind
Rule 20:
further, a few nouns look like plural although they're singular.
Example:
Physics Politics Ethics News Wages
Rule 21:
some have the same singular and plural shape.
Example:
Deer Sheep Species Corps Canon
Rule 22:
In case of letters, numbers and different symbols, it takes an apostrophe and s to exchange it.
Example:
Sam, write your g’s and y’s clearly. John, add two 5’s and three 8’s.
Rule 23:
there may be no unique rule for changing the wide variety of pronouns. It’s all about memorizing.
Singular plural singular plural I We Him/her Them My Our Your Your Mine Ours This These Me Us That Those You You It They He/she they His/her their
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several rules are there to change the variety from singular to plural. they're as follows-
Rule 1:
In general “s” is used at the quit of a novel noun to make it plural
Examples:
| Singular | Plural |
| Bus | Buses |
| Dish | Dishes |
| Branch | Branches |
| Fox | Foxes |
| Fez | Fezes |
Rule 3:
whilst pronunciation of ch is like “K”, just “s” is delivered on the stop
Example:
| Singular | Plural |
| Monarch | Monarchs |
| Patriarch | Patriarchs |
| Matriarch | Matriarchs |
| Stomach | Stomachs |
| Hierarch | Hierarchs |
Rule 4:
While there’s a “y” in the end and a Consonant before that “y”, “i” substitutes it and an “es” thereafter.
Example:
| Singular | Plural |
| Story | Stories |
| Hobby | Hobbies |
| Army | Armies |
| Fly | Flies |
| Baby | Babies |
Rule 5:
If there’s a vowel beforehand of that “y”, no want to exchange it, simplest “s” to add.
| Example | |
| Singular | Plural |
| Donkey | Donkeys |
| Toy | Toys |
| Day | Days |
| Joy | Joys |
| Play | Plays |
Rule 6:
“v” replaces f or fe and then provides an “es” to finish it.
Example:
| Singular | Plural |
| thief | Thieves |
| Wife | Wives |
| Knife | Knives |
| Wolf | Wolves |
| Leaf | Leaves |
Rule 7:
“es” to be brought if the noun is finished with the aid of “o” and a consonant places ahead.
Example:
| singular | Plural |
| Hero | Heroes |
| Mango | Mangoes |
| Zero | Zeroes |
| Potato | Potatoes |
| Echo | Echoes |
Rule 8:
when there’s a vowel before that “o”, most effective “s” is enough.
Example
| Singular | Plural |
| Cuckoo | Cuckoos |
| Bamboo | Bamboos |
| Studio | Studios |
| Portfolio | Portfolios |
| Cameo | Cameos |
Example:
| Singular | Plural |
| Photo | Photos |
| Piano | Pianos |
| Radio | Radios |
| Canto | Cantos |
| Memo | Memos |
Example:
| Singular | Plural |
| Mosquito | Mosquitos/mosquitoes |
| Commando | Commandos/commandoes |
| Portico | Porticos/porticoes |
| Calico | Calicos/calicoes |
| Memento | Mementos/mementoes |
Rule 9:
some require changing the middle-vowel of the phrase to make it plural.
Example:
| Singular | Plural |
| Man | Men |
| Woman | Women |
| Foot | Feet |
| Mouse | Mice |
| Tooth | Teeth |
Rule 10:
some require en, ren and ne to add at final.
Example:
| Singular | plural |
| Ox | Oxen |
| Child | Children |
| Brother | Brethren (brothers also correct) |
| Cow | Kine (cows also correct) |
| Sister | Sistren (sisters also correct) |
Rule 11:
if “man” manner person in a compound noun(a noun that includes two or extra phrases that at the same time make a single noun), “men”replaces that “man”.
Example:
| singular | plural |
| Fisherman | Fishermen |
| Workman | Workmen |
| Boatman | Boatmen |
| Man-of-war | Men-of-war |
| Salesman | salesmen |
Rule 12:
when “guy” is just part of the word, or it refers to any ethnic institution, race or civilian, there comes “s”.
Example:
| Singular | Plural |
| Mussalman | Mussalmans |
| Brahman | Brahmans |
| German | Germans |
| Norman | Normans |
Rule 13:
“s” to be added while there’s a “ful” in the end.
Example:
| singular | plural |
| Handful | Handfuls |
| Mouthful | mouthfuls |
| Spoonful | Spoonfuls |
| armful | Armfuls |
| cupful | cupfuls |
Rule 14:
If compound noun includes several words, “s” comes to join with the primary a part of that noun.
Example:
| Singular | Plural |
| Brother-in-law | Brothers-in-law |
| Passers-by | Passers-by |
| Step-brother | Step-brothers |
| Commander-in-chief | Commanders-in-chief |
| Maid-servant | Maid-servants |
Rule 15:
in some instances,“s”is available in every element to make it so.
Example:
| Singular | Plural |
| Lord-justice | Lords-justices |
| Man-servant | Men-servants |
| Woman-servant | Women-servants |
Rule 16:
besides, adding “s” best in the end gets it executed for few.
Example:
| Singular | Plural |
| Book-shelf | Book-shelves |
| Book-case | Book-cases |
| Major-general | Major-generals |
| Poet-laurete | Poet-lauretes |
| Forget-me-not | Forget-me-nots |
Rule 17:
a few singular nouns haven't any plural shape, most effective utilized in singular.
Example:
| Furniture |
| Scenery |
| Issue |
| Bread |
| expenditure |
Rule 18:
Adversely, a few are always used as a plural shape.
Example:
| Mumps |
| Scissors |
| Trousers |
| Spectacles |
| Assets |
Rule 19:
even though some nouns appear like singular, but in reality they are plural.
Example:
| Government |
| Peasantry |
| People |
| Cattle |
| Mankind |
Rule 20:
further, a few nouns look like plural although they're singular.
Example:
| Physics |
| Politics |
| Ethics |
| News |
| Wages |
Rule 21:
some have the same singular and plural shape.
Example:
| Deer |
| Sheep |
| Species |
| Corps |
| Canon |
Rule 22:
In case of letters, numbers and different symbols, it takes an apostrophe and s to exchange it.
Example:
| Sam, write your g’s and y’s clearly. |
| John, add two 5’s and three 8’s. |
Rule 23:
there may be no unique rule for changing the wide variety of pronouns. It’s all about memorizing.
| Singular | plural | singular | plural |
| I | We | Him/her | Them |
| My | Our | Your | Your |
| Mine | Ours | This | These |
| Me | Us | That | Those |
| You | You | It | They |
| He/she | they | His/her | their |
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