Noun and Number

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All of us know what is noun and what is number. But there are some issues in Noun and Number which makes us confused often. Lets discuss them

• Some nouns always singular  in number, so they take the singular verb
• Scenery, Luggage, Information, Advice, Machinery, Stationary, Poetry, Issue (Children), Rice, Soap, Bread, Brick etc
• (There are no plural forms for the above words)
• Two cakes of Soap (Not Two Soaps)
• Two Pieces of brick (Not Two Bricks) 
• ☓ The sceneries of Kashmir are beautiful 
• ✔ The scenery of Kashmir is beautiful
• Some nouns are always plural in number. So, they take a plural verb.

• Alms, Thanks, Goods, Regards, Wishes, Proceeds, Premises, Credentials, Riches, Pants, Pantaloons, Jeans, Tights, Shorts, Pajamas, Scissors, Forceps, Spectacles, Binaculars ets
• ☓  Convey my regard and wishes to your parents
• ✔ Convey my regards and wishes to your parents
• ☓  I have never used such a scissors in my life
• ✔ I have never used such scissors in my life
• ✔ I have never used such a pair of scissors in my life
• Some nouns appear plural. But they are singular in number. So we should take a singular verb
• Wages, Summons, Gallows, News, Politics, Electronics, Billboards, Measles, Mathematics etc
• ☓  The court has issued two summons to the minister, but he hasn't turned up yet
• ✔ The court has issued two summonses to the minister, but he hasn't turned up yet
• ☓ I have a good news to tell you 
• Here there is no plural for News. We shouldn't use articles for these type of words.
• ✔ I have good news to tell you 
• ✔  Measles is a disease (not are)
• Some nouns appear singular but they are plural in number. So, they take a plural verb.
• Cattle,  Infantry,  Police,  Poultry,  Swine,  Artillery,  Peasantry,  Gentry etc
• ☓ This cattle is mine
• ✔  These cattle are mine
• Some nouns can be used either as singulars or as plurals without changing their form
• Sheep, Deer, Offspring, Species, Aircraft, Space Craft, Salmon, Yoke etc
• ☓  These are many sheeps in the fields 
• ✔ There are many sheep in the fields

Formation of Plurals :

• Boy   -------------  Boys
• Man    -------------  Men
• Tooth    -------------  Teeth
• Dog    -------------  Dogs
• Ox    -------------  Oxen
• Child    -------------  Children
• Belief    -------------  Beliefs
• Sheaf    -------------  Sheaves
• Leaf    -------------  Leaves
• Datum    -------------  Data
• Stratum    -------------  Strata
• Matrix    -------------  Matrices
• Brother    -------------  Brothers 
• Brother - In - Law     -------------  Brother - in - Laws  ☓ 

                                                                                       Brothers - in - Law   ✔ 

• Man - Servant     -------------  Men - Servants

Thats all for now friends, see you tomorrow

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