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5. The Number of Noun

According to the number, nouns are of two kinds – singular and plural.

1. Read the following sentences:

(a) A boy was throwing a stone at a bird .

(b) Some boys were throwing stones at birds .

The nouns boy , bird and stone stand for only one person, animal or thing.

They are, therefore, said to be in the Singular number .

The nouns boys , birds and stones stand for more than one person , animal

or thing. They are, therefore, said to be in the Plural number .

2. Most nouns form their plurals by adding -s to the singular:

Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural

balloon balloons horse horses shoe s hoes

day days house houses slate slates

doll dolls kite kites toe toes

eye eyes lake lakes tongue tongues

face faces lion lions umbrella umbrellas

game games prince princes uncle uncles

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