PLURAL. A term used in grammar, which signifies more than one. 2. Sometimes, however, it may be so expressed that it means only one, as, if a man were to devise to another all he was worth, if he, the testator, died without children, and he died leaving one child, the devise wo...
英语中不规则名词复数(The plural of irregular nouns in English).doc,英语中不规则名词复数(The plural of irregular nouns in English) English irregular nouns Classification 1. ends with f or Fe: most of the nouns ending in f or Fe are converted to ves in
Nouns ending in ‘um‘ get ‘a‘, ‘i‘,or the ‘s‘ of the English plural: SingularForeign pluralEnglish plural addendumaddenda– bacteriumbacteria– curriculumcurriculacurriculums datumdata– erratumerrata– mediummedia– memorandummemorandamemorandums ...
Not all nouns conform to the standard pattern. In fact, some of the most common English nouns have irregular plural forms, such as woman/womenand child/children. In addition, several nouns have alternative plurals, one regular and the other irregular. In regard to these alternative forms, ther...
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In English, there are hundreds ofnounsthat don’t follow the standard rules for pluralization. There are no easy ways to remember them, so they generally have to be memorized. Some of the rarer irregular plurals are often misused, leading to the creation of variant forms, which usually encoun...
addendum: addenda or addendums agendum: agenda or agendums (agendais almost invariably used in place of the singular form, andagendumsis rare) aquarium: aquariums or aquaria atrium: atria or atriums bacterium: bacteria candelabrum: candelabra or candelabrums ...
PLURAL. A term used in grammar, which signifies more than one. 2. Sometimes, however, it may be so expressed that it means only one, as, if a man were to devise to another all he was worth, if he, the testator, died without children, and he died leaving one child, the devise wo...