[1] English and other languages present number categories of singular or plural, both of which are cited by using the hash sign (#) or by the numero signs
One of my friends is / are a writer
, whose plurals are formed by adding an -s
Also, a hyphenated compound noun becomes plural when you make the first noun plural
Examples: 15 dollars is a lot of money to some people
First, identify the subject (the person or thing doing the action) and the verb (the
The cats
In the case of "staff", it acts as an irregular plural that has no singular form! The singular is "staff member"
Singular is a form of a noun that refers to only one person or thing
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, “is”) and which by a plural
According to Diana Hacker's "A Canadian Writer's Reference" (p
Some singular nouns end in –s, in –x or –z, in this case there is no additional –s
In the United States, one meaning is a unit of measurement equal to 12 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits[ἀπαρχή] of those who have fallen asleep
Represent is in plural form because its subject, data, is treated as a plural, countable noun
Nouns: singular and plural - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary A plural noun is a noun that refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea
1 (1997) question here arises from the fact that the word zera' in Genesis 3:15 is the antecedent of a singular pronoun, h{P, which is the subject of a singular verb, yesfJpeka ('he will bruise you'); and the antecedent of the singular pronominal suffix on tesfJpennfJ ('you will bruise him')
In informal writing and speech, most people simply use there’s, even when it is followed by a list or series of items