Pluralul substantivelor compuse:

Pluralul in primul element:

Adaugam –s la cuvantul principal care primeste intrebarea "ce fel de?":
e.g.mother-in-law - mothers-in-law (soacra - soacre)
father-in-law - fathers-in-law (socru - socrii)
man-of-war - men-of-war (vas de razboi/ nava militara)
court-martial - courts-martial (curte martiala)

Plural in ambele elemente:

Knight-Templar - Knights-Templars (cavaler templier)
Lord Lieutenant - Lords Lieutenants (guvernator)
Lord Chancellor - Lords Chancellors (cancelar)
Lord Justice - Lords Justices (judecator)
Plural in elementul final:
step-son - step-sons (fiu vitreg)
fountain pen – fountain pens (stilou)
workman – workmen (muncitor)
footstep – footsteps (urma)
goldsmith – goldsmiths (aurar)
trade-union - trade-unions (sindicat)
boyfriend - boyfriends (prieten)
attorney-general - attorney-generals (procuror)
Substantive compuse care primesc –s la final:
Merry-go-round – merry-go-rounds (calusei)
Forget-me-not – forget-me-nots (floare de nu ma uita)
Gin-and-tonic - gin-and-tonics (bautura alcolica)
Grown-up – grown-ups (adult)
Close-up - close-ups (cadru)
Take-off - take-offs (decolare)
On-looker – on-lookers (privitor)
Frying pan – frying pans (tigaie)

Castaway - castaways (exilat)

Handful – handfuls (mana plina)
Spoonful - spoonfuls (lingura plina)
Touchdown – touchdowns (atingere)
Breakdown – breakdowns (cadere nervoasa)
!!! Passer-by – passers-by (trecator)
Pluralul substantivelor compuse cu –MAN si –WOMAN:
(se pune plural in ambele elemente atunci cand man si woman indica genul)
Woman doctor –> women doctors (doctorita)
Man doctor –> men doctors (doctor)
Manservant –> menservants (servitor)
Woman servant –> women servants (servitoare)
Woman-cook –> women-cooks (bucatareasa)
Man-cook -> men - cooks (bucatar)
DAR: man-eater (canibal) - man-eaters/ woman hater (misogin) – woman haters
(man si
woman aici nu indica genul)
-man -> -men/ -woman -> -women:
Postman – postmen (postas)
Fireman – firemen (pompier)
Gentleman – gentlemen (domn)
Policewoman -> policewomen (politista)
Daca avem un titlu urmat de nume pluralul se poate pune si la titlu si la nume:
The Misses Brown / the Miss Browns