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Main FAQ ãóìàíèòàðíûå íàóêè åñòåñòâåííûå íàóêè ìàòåìàòè÷åñêèå íàóêè òåõíè÷åñêèå íàóêè #The category of number. Irregular plurals. Singular and plural invariable nouns. Number – the form of the noun which shows whether one or more than one object is meant.
Variable have sg and pl. Invariable have only sg or only pl. IRREGULAR PLURALS Voicing: 12 nouns ending in –f form their plurals changing f to ve Wife, life, wolf, calf, knife, half, self, shelf, thief, leaf, elf, loaf Mutation or a change of vowel: men, women, mice, lice -En plural: oxen, children, brethren Zero: nationality nouns, quantitative nouns (million, dozen), nouns in –s (series, means), animal names (sheep, deer) SINGULAR INVARIABLE NOUNS Material nouns: sand, water Abstract nouns: music, homework Proper names: London Substantivized adjectives: the true, the beautiful, the unknown Some nouns ending in –s: diabetes, billiards,news, aerobics Some proper names: The United States, Athens PLURAL INVARIABLE NOUNS Words denoting things consisting of 2 matching parts: shorts, scissors, jeans Plural proper names: The Hebrides, the Middle Ages Unmarked plural nouns: cattle, police, clergy Substantivized adjectives: the rich, the poor, the old +outskirts, minutes, thanks, stairs, earnings, finals |