Number

Number:

DEFINITION: Number refers to the number in general. In Grammar, which denotes any numerical or multi-dimensional state of a neurological noun or pronoun, it is called number or verb.

Types of Number:

Number is usually two types. Namely -

·         Singular number
   

·          Plural number

Singular Number:

By which, the single dimension of any noun or noun pronoun is called singular number or singular.

Example: - Book, Brother, Cow, Tree, etc.

Plural number:

By which, any numerical noun or pronoun's multiplicity is called plural number.

Example: - Books, Brothers, Cows, Trees, etc.

Rule to change Singular Number to Plural Number-

Rule 1:
Typically singular Noun to the end of 's' is to add plural –

Singular	Plural
Cow	cows
Boy	Boys
Girl	Girls
Cat	Cats
House	Houses
Hand	Hands
Eye	Eyes
Tiger	Tigers
Desk	Desks

Rule 2:
If the end of the singular noun is s, ss, sh, x, or z, and the end ch is like 'ch', then plural is added by adding es at the end of the noun.

Singular	Plural
Bus	Buses
Class	Classes
Brush	Brushes
Bush	Bushes
Box	Boxes
Brunch	Brunches
Inch	Inches
Watch	Watches
Match	matches

Exception
If the word 'ch' of the singular noun ends in 'ch', then 'no' is added to 'es', and adding 's' will be plural. For example –

Singular	Plural
Stomach	Stomachs
Patriarch	Patriarchs
Monarch	Monarchs

 

Rule 3:
If the last letter of singular noun is 'o' and its previous letter is a consonant, then plural by adding 'es' at the end of that noun. Such as

Singular	Plural
Mango	Mangoes
Potato	Potatoes
Hero	Heroes
Negro	Negroes
Cargo	Cargoes
Volcano	Volcanoes
Buffalo	Buffaloes

 Exception
But at the end of some noun 'o' and 'o', there is a plural to add 's' at the end of the end despite having a consonant.

Singular	Plural
Photo	Photos
Solo	Solos
Piano	Pianos
Canto	Cantos