Defination Of Number
Number is a idea of
numeric figure.In short,number is always related to countable issue.In
differntly,number is the singular or plural form of noun or pronoun.
Classification Of
Number
Number are two in
numbers.First one is singular number and second one is plural number.A short
discussion based on classification of number is given below.
Singular Number
Singular number
defines a single form of noun or pronoun.Man,Proof;Gulf,Foot etc are the pure
example of singular number.
Plural Number
Plural number
mentions double or multiple form of noun or pronoun.Men,Women,Knives,Safes,Mice
are the example of plural numbers.
Special Rules Of
Number
01.A naming wordu or
a noun which is ending by "f" or "fe" eto make it
plural,use "ive" instead of "f" or "fe"
Example :
Singular
___________Plural
Knife____Knives
Wife____Wives
Half____Halves
Loaf____Loaves
Thief____Thieves
02.If a noun ending
by ief,off,oof,erf,rife,iff,arf,urf,ulf,afe etc.To make that plural is very
simple by including extra "s" at last.
Example :
Singular___Plural
Proof___Proofs
Grief___Griefs
Dwarf___Dwarfs
Safe___Safes
03.There are some
noun which can be made plural by using both added "s" and
"es". In the ending.
Example :
Portico____Porticoes/Porticos
Grotto___Grottoes/Grottos
Calico___Calicoes/Calicos
04.Some noun can
make plural by changing only vowel.Its very simple.Lets see.
Example,
Man___Men
Goose___Geese
Foot___Feet
Tooth____Teeth
Mouse____Mice
05.Some words which
always defines a sum of people.A short list given below.
Team,Fammily,Club,Class,Committee,School,Bank,Firm,Staff,Union,Public,Government,Army
etc.
06.If any word sit
coutable adjective before noun,that has no plural
form.Dozen,Hundred,Thousand,Score,Pair.
He bought two pair
of shoes.
Nazzar paid me with
ten thousand taka.
Sayeed sold fifty
dozen eggs today.
07.There are some
noun which looks like plural number but actually that not plural number.Its
always singular and have to use sungular verb.Mathematics,Physics,News,Ethics,Politics,Gallows,Optics,Economics,Orders
etc.
08.Some noun which
always plural number and that has no singular form.After them have to use
plural form of verb.
Example,
Compliments,Shorts,Colthes,Dregs,Odds,Environs,Pliers,Glasses,Riches,Traffic
light,Trunks,Jeans,Tongs,Tweezers,Alms,Trousers etc.
09.According to
rules of number,some words are originated from foregner language included to
number.For this reason to change them singular into plural have to follow
special rule.
Example,
Singular___________Plural
Axis__________Axes
Medium__________Media
Datum__________Data
Oasis__________Oases
Agendum__________Agenda
Memorandum__________Memoranda
Appendix__________Appendics
Ox__________Oxen
Terminus__________Termini
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