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Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 2
Chapter 4: Nouns
Objectives• Recognize four kinds of nouns.• Spell troublesome plural nouns
ending in y, o, and f.• Form the plurals of compound
nouns, numerals, letters, degrees, and abbreviations.
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 3
• Recognize and use correctly foreign plural nouns and selected special nouns.
• Use plural personal titles appropriately.
Chapter 4: Nouns
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 4
What are nouns?
Nouns are words or groups of words that name persons, places, things, qualities, concepts, or events.
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 5
Kinds of Nouns
• Concrete Nounsjeep tangerine canyon
• Abstract Nounsloyalty aspiration freedom
• Common Nounsroller coaster dog copier
• Proper NounsThe Wild Thing German shepherd Xerox
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 6
Basic Plurals
• Singular nouns name one person, place, thing, concept, quality, or event.
• Plural nouns name two or more persons, places, things, concepts,
qualities, or events.
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 7
• Most regular nouns form the plural with the addition of s.
boat
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 8
• Most regular nouns form the plural with the addition of s.
boat + s = boats
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 9
• Most regular nouns form the plural with the addition of s.
boat + s = boats
Clark
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 10
• Most regular nouns form the plural with the addition of s.
boat + s = boats
Clark + s = Clarks
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 11
• Nouns ending in sh, ch, s, x, or z add es.
bush
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 12
• Nouns ending in sh, ch, s, x, or z add es.
bush + es = bushes
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 13
• Nouns ending in sh, ch, s, x, or z add es.
bush + es = bushes
Fox
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 14
• Nouns ending in sh, ch, s, x, or z add es.
bush + es = bushes
Fox + es = Foxes
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 15
• Irregular nouns form the plural by changing the spelling of the word.
man
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 16
• Irregular nouns form the plural by changing the spelling of the word.
man > men
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 17
• Irregular nouns form the plural by changing the spelling of the word.
man > men
foot
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 18
• Irregular nouns form the plural by changing the spelling of the word.
man > men
foot > feet
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 19
• Irregular nouns form the plural by changing the spelling of the word.
man > men
foot > feet
mouse
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 20
• Irregular nouns form the plural by changing the spelling of the word.
man > men
foot > feet
mouse > mice
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 21
• Irregular nouns form the plural by changing the spelling of the word.
man > men
foot > feet
mouse > mice
child
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 22
• Irregular nouns form the plural by changing the spelling of the word.
man > men
foot > feet
mouse > mice
child > children
Basic Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 23
How would you make these nouns plural?
house
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 24
How would you make these nouns plural?
house houses
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 25
How would you make these nouns plural?
house houses
Nash
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 26
How would you make these nouns plural?
house houses
Nash Nashes
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 27
How would you make these nouns plural?
house houses
Nash Nashes
tax
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 28
How would you make these nouns plural?
house houses
Nash Nashes
tax taxes
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 29
How would you make these nouns plural?
house houses
Nash Nashes
tax taxes
woman
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 30
How would you make these nouns plural?
house houses
Nash Nashes
tax taxes
woman women
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 31
Nouns ending in y• When y is preceded by a vowel (a,
e, i, o, u), add s only.
valley
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 32
Nouns ending in y• When y is preceded by a vowel (a,
e, i, o, u), add s only.
valley + s = valleys
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 33
Nouns ending in y• When y is preceded by a vowel (a,
e, i, o, u), add s only.
valley + s = valleys
attorney
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 34
Nouns ending in y• When y is preceded by a vowel (a,
e, i, o, u), add s only.
valley + s = valleys
attorney + s = attorneys
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 35
Nouns ending in y• When y is preceded by a vowel (a,
e, i, o, u), add s only.
valley + s = valleys
attorney + s = attorneys
Garvey
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 36
Nouns ending in y• When y is preceded by a vowel (a,
e, i, o, u), add s only.
valley + s = valleys
attorney + s = attorneys
Garvey + s = Garveys
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 37
• When y is preceded by a consonant, change the y to i and add es.
luxury
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 38
• When y is preceded by a consonant, change the y to i and add es.
luxur(y) i + es = luxuries
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 39
• When y is preceded by a consonant, change the y to i and add es.
luxur(y) i + es = luxuries
company
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 40
• When y is preceded by a consonant, change the y to i and add es.
luxur(y) i + es = luxuries
compan(y) i + es = companies
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 41
• When y is preceded by a consonant, change the y to i and add es.
• However, this rule does not apply to proper nouns.
Kelly
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 42
• When y is preceded by a consonant, change the y to i and add es.
• However, this rule does not apply to proper nouns.
Kelly + s = Kellys
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 43
Nouns ending in f or fe
• No standard rule applies. • Study the following examples and
use a dictionary when in doubt.
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 44
• Add s cliff
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 45
• Add s cliff + s = cliffs
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 46
• Add s cliff + s = cliffs
Wolf
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 47
• Add s cliff + s = cliffs
Wolf + s = Wolfs (people)
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 48
• Change fe or f to veswife
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 49
• Change fe or f to veswife > wives
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 50
• Change fe or f to veswife > wives
shelf
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 51
• Change fe or f to veswife > wives
shelf > shelves
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 52
• Change fe or f to veswife > wives
shelf > shelves
wolf
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 53
• Change fe or f to veswife > wives
shelf > shelves
wolf > wolves (animals)
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 54
Nouns ending in o • When o is preceded by a vowel, add s
only.
studio
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 55
Nouns ending in o • When o is preceded by a vowel, add s
only.
studio + s = studios
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 56
Nouns ending in o • When o is preceded by a vowel, add s
only.
studio + s = studios curio
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 57
Nouns ending in o • When o is preceded by a vowel, add s
only.
studio + s = studios curio + s = curios
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 58
• When o is preceded by a consonant, add s or es (no rule applies).
auto
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 59
• When o is preceded by a consonant, add s or es (no rule applies).
auto + s = autos
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 60
• When o is preceded by a consonant, add s or es (no rule applies).
auto + s = autos
veto
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 61
• When o is preceded by a consonant, add s or es (no rule applies).
auto + s = autos
veto + es = vetoes
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 62
• When o is preceded by a consonant, add s or es (no rule applies).
auto + s = autos
veto + es = vetoes
potato
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 63
• When o is preceded by a consonant, add s or es (no rule applies).
auto + s = autos
veto + es = vetoes
potato + es = potatoes
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 64
• Musical terms ending in o are always made plural with the addition of s only.
alto
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 65
• Musical terms ending in o are always made plural with the addition of s only.
alto + s = altos
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 66
• Musical terms ending in o are always made plural with the addition of s only.
alto + s = altos
piano
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 67
• Musical terms ending in o are always made plural with the addition of s only.
alto + s = altos
piano + s = pianos
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 68
Compound Nouns • For compound nouns written as a
single word, make the final element plural.
workman
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 69
Compound Nouns • For compound nouns written as a
single word, make the final element plural.
workman > workmen
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 70
• For hyphenated or open compound nouns, make the principal word plural.
mother-in-law
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 71
• For hyphenated or open compound nouns, make the principal word plural.
mother-in-law
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 72
• For hyphenated or open compound nouns, make the principal word plural.
mother-in-law > mothers-in-law
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 73
• For hyphenated or open compound nouns, make the principal word plural.
mother-in-law > mothers-in-law
editor in chief
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 74
• For hyphenated or open compound nouns, make the principal word plural.
mother-in-law > mothers-in-law
editor in chief
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 75
• For hyphenated or open compound nouns, make the principal word plural.
mother-in-law > mothers-in-law
editor in chief > editors in chief
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 76
Numerals and Letters of the Alphabet
• Numerals and uppercase letters add s to form the plural.
2000
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 77
Numerals and Letters of the Alphabet
• Numerals and uppercase letters add s to form the plural.
2000 + s = 2000s
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 78
Numerals and Letters of the Alphabet
• Numerals and uppercase letters add s to form the plural.
2000 + s = 2000s
W-2
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 79
Numerals and Letters of the Alphabet
• Numerals and uppercase letters add s to form the plural.
2000 + s = 2000s
W-2 + s = W-2s
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 80
Numerals and Letters of the Alphabet
• Numerals and uppercase letters add s to form the plural.
2000 + s = 2000s
W-2 + s = W-2s
B and C
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 81
Numerals and Letters of the Alphabet
• Numerals and uppercase letters add s to form the plural.
2000 + s = 2000s
W-2 + s = W-2s
B and C + s = Bs and Cs
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 82
Isolated Words• Isolated words used as nouns add s
or es to form the plural, depending on pronunciation.
pro and con
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 83
Isolated Words• Isolated words used as nouns add s
or es to form the plural, depending on pronunciation.
pro and con > pros and cons
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 84
Isolated Words• Isolated words used as nouns add s
or es to form the plural, depending on pronunciation.
pro and con > pros and cons
in and out
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 85
Isolated Words• Isolated words used as nouns add s
or es to form the plural, depending on pronunciation.
pro and con > pros and cons
in and out > ins and outs
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 86
Isolated Words• Isolated words used as nouns add s
or es to form the plural, depending on pronunciation.
pro and con > pros and cons
in and out > ins and outs
yes
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 87
Isolated Words• Isolated words used as nouns add s
or es to form the plural, depending on pronunciation.
pro and con > pros and cons
in and out > ins and outs
yes > yeses
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 88
Degrees• Degrees add s to form the plural.
A.A.
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 89
Degrees• Degrees add s to form the plural.
A.A. + s = A.A.s
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 90
Degrees• Degrees add s to form the plural.
A.A. + s = A.A.sB.A.
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 91
Degrees• Degrees add s to form the plural.
A.A. + s = A.A.sB.A. + s =
B.A.s
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 92
Lowercase/Uppercase Letters• Isolated lowercase letters and
uppercase letters A, I, M, and U use ’s for clarity in forming plurals.
p and q
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 93
Lowercase/Uppercase Letters• Isolated lowercase letters and
uppercase letters A, I, M, and U use ’s for clarity in forming plurals.
p and q + ’s = p’s and q’s
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 94
Lowercase/Uppercase Letters• Isolated lowercase letters and
uppercase letters A, I, M, and U use ’s for clarity in forming plurals.
p and q + ’s = p’s and q’s
A
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 95
Lowercase/Uppercase Letters• Isolated lowercase letters and
uppercase letters A, I, M, and U use ’s for clarity in forming plurals.
p and q + ’s = p’s and q’s
A + ’s = A’s
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 96
Abbreviations• Usually add s to form the plural.
yr.
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 97
Abbreviations• Usually add s to form the plural.
yr. + s = yrs.
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 98
• Some units of measurement are identical in singular and plural form.
ft. = foot or feet
in. = inch or inches
deg. = degree or degrees
oz. = ounce or ounces
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 99
• Some units of measurement have two plural forms.
either lb. or lbs.
either yd. or yds.
either qt. or qts.
Troublesome Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 100
How would you make the following terms plural?
secretary
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 101
How would you make the following terms plural?
secretary = secretaries
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 102
How would you make the following terms plural?
secretary = secretariesknife
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 103
How would you make the following terms plural?
secretary = secretariesknife = knives
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 104
How would you make the following terms plural?
secretary = secretariesknife = knivesSunday
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 105
How would you make the following terms plural?
secretary = secretariesknife = knivesSunday = Sundays
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 106
How would you make the following terms plural?
secretary = secretariesknife = knivesSunday = Sundayseditor in chief
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 107
How would you make the following terms plural?
secretary = secretariesknife = knivesSunday = Sundayseditor in chief = editors in chief
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 108
How would you make the following terms plural?
CPA
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 109
How would you make the following terms plural?
CPA = CPAs
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 110
How would you make the following terms plural?
CPA = CPAs2000
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 111
How would you make the following terms plural?
CPA = CPAs2000 = 2000s
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 112
How would you make the following terms plural?
CPA = CPAs2000 = 2000sx and o
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 113
How would you make the following terms plural?
CPA = CPAs2000 = 2000sx and o = x’s and o’s
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 114
How would you make the following terms plural?
CPA = CPAs2000 = 2000sx and o = x’s and o’s attorney general
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 115
How would you make the following terms plural?
CPA = CPAs2000 = 2000sx and o = x’s and o’s attorney general = attorneys general
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 116
How would you make the following terms plural?
CPA = CPAs2000 = 2000sx and o = x’s and o’s attorney general = attorneys general
or
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 117
How would you make the following terms plural?
CPA = CPAs2000 = 2000sx and o = x’s and o’s attorney general = attorneys general
or
attorney generals
Check your skill . . .
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 118
Foreign Nouns• Nouns derived from foreign
languages may retain foreign plural forms.analysis
Special Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 119
Foreign Nouns• Nouns derived from foreign
languages may retain foreign plural forms.analysis > analyses
Special Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 120
Foreign Nouns• Nouns derived from foreign
languages may retain foreign plural forms.analysis > analyses
bacterium
Special Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 121
Foreign Nouns• Nouns derived from foreign
languages may retain foreign plural forms.analysis > analyses
bacterium > bacteria
Special Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 122
Foreign Nouns• Nouns derived from foreign
languages may retain foreign plural forms.analysis > analyses
bacterium > bacteria
phenomenon
Special Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 123
Foreign Nouns• Nouns derived from foreign
languages may retain foreign plural forms.analysis > analyses
bacterium > bacteria
phenomenon > phenomena
Special Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 124
• Nouns derived from foreign languages may have foreign plural forms or Americanized forms.
criterioncriteria or criterions
memorandummemoranda or memorandums
formulaformulae or formulas
Special Noun Plurals
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Personal Titles• Personal titles may have formal or informal
plural forms.
Informal Formal
Mr. Lee and Mr. Song Messrs. Lee and Song the Miss Deans the Misses Dean Mrs. Cohn and Mrs. Dun Mmes. Cohn and Dun Ms. Freiden and Mses. Frieden and
Ms. Allen Allen
Special Noun Plurals
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Special Nouns• Some special nouns ending in s are
always singular. genetics mathematics measles economics news
Special Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 127
• Some special nouns are always plural.
clothes goods scissors statistics thanks
Special Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 128
• Some special nouns may be either singular or plural.
corps deer Vietnamese sheep politics
Special Noun Plurals
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 129
Identify and correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct.
1. Men and women gathered in bunchs outside the courtroom.
Chapter 4 - Quiz
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 130
Identify and correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct.
1. Men and women gathered in bunchs outside the courtroom.
Chapter 4 - Quiz
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 131
Identify and correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct.
1. Men and women gathered in bunches outside the courtroom.
Chapter 4 - Quiz
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Identify and correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct.
2. Many corporate CEOs are also trained as attornies.
Chapter 4 - Quiz
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Identify and correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct.
2. Many corporate CEOs are also trained as attornies.
Chapter 4 - Quiz
Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Ch. 4 - 134
Identify and correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct.
2. Many corporate CEOs are also trained as attorneys.
Chapter 4 - Quiz
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Identify and correct any errors. The sentence may already be correct.
3. Early in the 2000’s new taxes were levied against service businesses.
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3. Early in the 2000’s new taxes were levied against service businesses.
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3. Early in the 2000s new taxes were levied against service businesses.
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4. Both of my brothers-in-law drove their RV’s across the country.
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4. Both of my brothers-in-law drove their RV’s across the country.
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4. Both of my brothers-in-law drove their RVs across the country.
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5. Some secretaries complained that the top shelfs were too high.
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5. Some secretaries complained that the top shelfs were too high.
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5. Some secretaries complained that the top shelves were too high.
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6. The Kennedies studied the ups and downs of the stock market.
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6. The Kennedies studied the ups and downs of the stock market.
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6. The Kennedys studied the ups and downs of the stock market.
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7. Most husbands list their wifes as beneficiaries of their insurance policies.
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7. Most husbands list their wifes as beneficiaries of their insurance policies.
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7. Most husbands list their wives as beneficiaries of their insurance policies.
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8. Potatos are grown in the fertile valleys of Idaho.
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8. Potatos are grown in the fertile valleys of Idaho.
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8. Potatoes are grown in the fertile valleys of Idaho.
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9. Both Lisas received As in their accounting classes.
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9. Both Lisas received As in their accounting classes.
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9. Both Lisas received A’s in their accounting classes.
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10. None of the bills of lading for the pianoes could be found.
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10. None of the bills of lading for the pianoes could be found.
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10. None of the bills of lading for the pianos could be found.
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