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Singular and Plural
Singular and Plural
a / an (indefinite article)
bag.
{
a Use a / an with singular nouns.
pen. Use an with a noun beginning with a vowel
It’s
ID card. (a, e, i, o, u)
an Use a with nouns beginning with a consonant.
umbrella.
Regular plurals.
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Add -s (or -es or -ies) to make plural nouns:
a watch watches after It’s a pen. - They’re pens.
s, sh, ch, x, o
a box boxes add -es Don’t use a / an with plural nouns:
They’re keys. NOT They’re a keys.
a country countries consonant + y
a dictionary dictionaries > -ies
Irregular plurals.
singular Plural
a man men
a woman women
a child children
a person people