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Plural is a word of, relating to, or constituting a class of grammatical forms usually used to denote more than one or in some languages more than two . Plural stands for many. If you are referring to several persons thing or events , then use the plural form of the noun. There are several ways in forming the plural form of nouns. Generally you add 's' after the word to form the plural, in other cases you add 'es', and still in others, you would totally change the word. Here is a chart of the rules you can follow to change a noun to its plural form: Let us take a look at the difference of singular and plural nouns: *Take note that there are no rules stating when a word needs to be totaly changed to form its plural, you have to familiarize yourself with that word. In short, the more you read, the more words you encounter, the more you get to familiarize. Stay on track for the next lesson! Bite size lessons only here at Laguagebites™

Singular is word of or relating to a separate person or thing: individual or relating to, or being a word form denoting one person, thing, or instance ; or relating to a single instance or to something considered by itself. Singular stands for one or literally single. If you are referring only to a single or one person, thing or event , you should use the singular form of the noun. The singular form may also be the noun's base form. The base form of a noun is as it is written without inflection or additional affixes. Look at this chart for a clearer view of the base form of nouns: *Take note that some forms do not change or rather they may seem plural in form but is actually singular in function. These nouns may take another word for it to be recognize as plural, like for example scissors. You may say a pair of scissors or several scissors to point out many scissors. Stay on track for the next lesson! Bite size lessons only here at Laguagebites™