Plural Noun Answers
i need an example of a possessive singular noun, and an example of a plural possessive noun?
Q. I am helping my grandchild with homework. I am not familiar with this at all. I need examples of both and explanation if possible. thank you
Asked by nornafran - Thu Jan 31 00:42:08 2008 - Homework Help - 3 Answers - Comments
A. Rules: 1. Add an 's to make a singular noun possessive Example: Chris's coat, the puppy's ears, Mark Twain's stories 2. Add only an ' to make a plural noun possessive Example: doctors' offices, the Evanses' trip, soldiers' uniforms 3. Add an 's to a plural noun that does not end in s Example: mice's hole, children's toys, women's dresses 4. Add an 's or only an ' to the end of a compound noun Example: salesperson's smile, father-in-law's tool, police officers' badges
Answered by semir b - Thu Jan 31 00:45:37 2008
Q. I am helping my grandchild with homework. I am not familiar with this at all. I need examples of both and explanation if possible. thank you
Asked by nornafran - Thu Jan 31 00:42:08 2008 - Homework Help - 3 Answers - Comments
A. Rules: 1. Add an 's to make a singular noun possessive Example: Chris's coat, the puppy's ears, Mark Twain's stories 2. Add only an ' to make a plural noun possessive Example: doctors' offices, the Evanses' trip, soldiers' uniforms 3. Add an 's to a plural noun that does not end in s Example: mice's hole, children's toys, women's dresses 4. Add an 's or only an ' to the end of a compound noun Example: salesperson's smile, father-in-law's tool, police officers' badges
Answered by semir b - Thu Jan 31 00:45:37 2008
How do you form and spell the plural of a proper noun?
Q. I am trying to write the following sentence but my word processor keeps correcting me. I write "Not everyone can afford Buggatis" and the word processor keeps wanting to write Bugatti's. Who is right?
Asked by - Sun Dec 12 11:52:19 2010 - Words & Wordplay - 2 Answers - Comments
A. You are correct. Spell check is trying to make the noun a 'possessive'.
Answered by - Sun Dec 12 12:00:00 2010
Q. I am trying to write the following sentence but my word processor keeps correcting me. I write "Not everyone can afford Buggatis" and the word processor keeps wanting to write Bugatti's. Who is right?
Asked by - Sun Dec 12 11:52:19 2010 - Words & Wordplay - 2 Answers - Comments
A. You are correct. Spell check is trying to make the noun a 'possessive'.
Answered by - Sun Dec 12 12:00:00 2010
what is the plural form of the noun -PRINCE and PRINCESS?
Q. this is about english grammar. plural form of a word or noun.
Asked by - Sat Jul 18 22:08:50 2009 - Words & Wordplay - 4 Answers - Comments
A. The plural of prince is "princes". The plural of princess is "princesses".
Answered by ~Chris~ - Sat Jul 18 22:20:26 2009
Q. this is about english grammar. plural form of a word or noun.
Asked by - Sat Jul 18 22:08:50 2009 - Words & Wordplay - 4 Answers - Comments
A. The plural of prince is "princes". The plural of princess is "princesses".
Answered by ~Chris~ - Sat Jul 18 22:20:26 2009
Is the word 'results' a singular or plural noun?When to use it as such?
Q. Is the usage of 'is' in "The polling results is encouraging." grammatically correct?
Asked by alex t - Fri Nov 2 05:13:59 2007 - Words & Wordplay - 7 Answers - 1 Comments
A. The results are... The result is. Results is the plural of result. One rugby match will produce a result, two matches and you have results. In answer to your additional question, the answer is definitively no! As soon a one result becomes more results, the accompanying verb MUST change to reflect this. A result IS, but two results ARE ...ALWAYS. The answers that both are correct are in themselves incorrect. Grammar is not as difficult as it seems; bad grammar is even easier and can easily indicate ignorance. Consider this - a scientific paper written correctly, or a scientific paper written badly; which would you be inclined to believe? Maryam x cites "Helping Mary results in disaster" as a singular example - sorry Mary, you are… [cont.]
Answered by TJB - Fri Nov 2 05:21:17 2007
Q. Is the usage of 'is' in "The polling results is encouraging." grammatically correct?
Asked by alex t - Fri Nov 2 05:13:59 2007 - Words & Wordplay - 7 Answers - 1 Comments
A. The results are... The result is. Results is the plural of result. One rugby match will produce a result, two matches and you have results. In answer to your additional question, the answer is definitively no! As soon a one result becomes more results, the accompanying verb MUST change to reflect this. A result IS, but two results ARE ...ALWAYS. The answers that both are correct are in themselves incorrect. Grammar is not as difficult as it seems; bad grammar is even easier and can easily indicate ignorance. Consider this - a scientific paper written correctly, or a scientific paper written badly; which would you be inclined to believe? Maryam x cites "Helping Mary results in disaster" as a singular example - sorry Mary, you are… [cont.]
Answered by TJB - Fri Nov 2 05:21:17 2007
How would you write glass as a plural possessive noun?
Q. In the sentence The glasses rim is blue. if it is would glasses be writen glasses', glasss', or glass' I ment The Glasses rim are blue
Asked by Christian B - Sun Nov 8 22:44:42 2009 - Languages - 3 Answers - Comments
A. Glasses..?
Answered by - Sun Nov 8 22:48:11 2009
Q. In the sentence The glasses rim is blue. if it is would glasses be writen glasses', glasss', or glass' I ment The Glasses rim are blue
Asked by Christian B - Sun Nov 8 22:44:42 2009 - Languages - 3 Answers - Comments
A. Glasses..?
Answered by - Sun Nov 8 22:48:11 2009
What is the correct Spanish noun plural for the following?!?
Q. Reloj hospital tenedor rey piel red color pais arbol What are the following nounts in the plural? Camion , anden, region, television, calcetin, ladron, cinturon, maletin, cajon, desvan,imagen,examen
Asked by mania09 - Mon Nov 29 12:47:40 2010 - Languages - 3 Answers - Comments
Q. Reloj hospital tenedor rey piel red color pais arbol What are the following nounts in the plural? Camion , anden, region, television, calcetin, ladron, cinturon, maletin, cajon, desvan,imagen,examen
Asked by mania09 - Mon Nov 29 12:47:40 2010 - Languages - 3 Answers - Comments
When a french noun is in plural, do you just assume the adjective is masculin?
Q. If i have a french noun that is in plural ex. les ballons. Since i don't knownwhether the word is masculin or fem. can i just give the adjective that goes along with it a masculin ending. Ex. Les petits ballons. Or is it...les petites ballons.
Asked by brainybabe12 - Wed Sep 16 19:21:11 2009 - Homework Help - 2 Answers - Comments
A. Unfortunately the plural of an adjective in French can be either masculine or feminine. An example of this is 'grand' meaning big or large which has the forms: grand (masc, sing) grande (fem, sing) grands (masc, pl) grandes (fem, pl) so it is important to know the gender of the noun even in the plural form. Even speaking you have to know as adding the 'e' to the end changes the sound of the word. If it makes you feel better, there are a number of French people who do not know the gender of every noun in their language so they often guess. If you know another French noun with a similar ending, there is a good chance they are both the same gender. Hope this helps a bit and good luck :)
Answered by bobblybob - Wed Sep 16 19:29:06 2009
Q. If i have a french noun that is in plural ex. les ballons. Since i don't knownwhether the word is masculin or fem. can i just give the adjective that goes along with it a masculin ending. Ex. Les petits ballons. Or is it...les petites ballons.
Asked by brainybabe12 - Wed Sep 16 19:21:11 2009 - Homework Help - 2 Answers - Comments
A. Unfortunately the plural of an adjective in French can be either masculine or feminine. An example of this is 'grand' meaning big or large which has the forms: grand (masc, sing) grande (fem, sing) grands (masc, pl) grandes (fem, pl) so it is important to know the gender of the noun even in the plural form. Even speaking you have to know as adding the 'e' to the end changes the sound of the word. If it makes you feel better, there are a number of French people who do not know the gender of every noun in their language so they often guess. If you know another French noun with a similar ending, there is a good chance they are both the same gender. Hope this helps a bit and good luck :)
Answered by bobblybob - Wed Sep 16 19:29:06 2009
If a noun is plural, would the verb that comes right after the noun be in the plural or singular form?
Q. I've been wondering this for a while now and it's been bothering me, which would be the correct form? a) Fast cars fascinates me so much. b) Fast cars fascinate me so much. Whoops I meant to write "come" in the question not "comes".
Asked by - Tue Jan 10 22:26:26 2012 - Words & Wordplay - 3 Answers - Comments
Q. I've been wondering this for a while now and it's been bothering me, which would be the correct form? a) Fast cars fascinates me so much. b) Fast cars fascinate me so much. Whoops I meant to write "come" in the question not "comes".
Asked by - Tue Jan 10 22:26:26 2012 - Words & Wordplay - 3 Answers - Comments
What is person as a plural possessive noun?
Q. Write the word in parentheses as a plural possessive noun. Some (person) animals run loose on the baseball field. I'm confused! Would it be persons' or people's?
Asked by - Sat Jan 8 16:43:55 2011 - Words & Wordplay - 3 Answers - Comments
A. persons' for the plural of person. This is that person's hat, these are those persons' hats
Answered by bjk1961 - Sat Jan 8 16:46:06 2011
Q. Write the word in parentheses as a plural possessive noun. Some (person) animals run loose on the baseball field. I'm confused! Would it be persons' or people's?
Asked by - Sat Jan 8 16:43:55 2011 - Words & Wordplay - 3 Answers - Comments
A. persons' for the plural of person. This is that person's hat, these are those persons' hats
Answered by bjk1961 - Sat Jan 8 16:46:06 2011
Is the word research a singular or plural noun?
Q. Would it be more grammatically correct to say "the research was interesting" or "the research were interesting"?
Asked by Kristen P - Fri Mar 14 17:44:31 2008 - Other - Education - 2 Answers - Comments
A. the research was interesting
Answered by every girl needs a Vampire - Fri Mar 14 17:46:59 2008
Q. Would it be more grammatically correct to say "the research was interesting" or "the research were interesting"?
Asked by Kristen P - Fri Mar 14 17:44:31 2008 - Other - Education - 2 Answers - Comments
A. the research was interesting
Answered by every girl needs a Vampire - Fri Mar 14 17:46:59 2008
the possessive of a plural noun ending in 's' is formed by adding?
Q. another 's' only or an apostrophe only or another 's' and an apostrophe? which shows the correct possessive form of a plural noun? three dog's bowls or three dogs' bowls or three dogs bowls or none of these?
Asked by pumpkinslion - Thu Jun 29 01:41:47 2006 - Studying Abroad - 8 Answers - Comments
A. The correct answer is your second phrase: "Three dogs' bowls". The rule, in this case, is to simply add the apostrophe to the end of any plural noun ending in -s. The conventions for apostrophe use in English are complicated at times. The first link below should help you out. The apostrophe is used to indicate where an historical letter has been removed. In Olde English, 'a dog's bowl' would have been written as 'a doges bowl', but in an effort to tidy up orthographic (writing) conventions, and minimise confusion the E was removed and replaced with an apostrophe.
Answered by *The Anything Girl* - Thu Jun 29 04:28:04 2006
Q. another 's' only or an apostrophe only or another 's' and an apostrophe? which shows the correct possessive form of a plural noun? three dog's bowls or three dogs' bowls or three dogs bowls or none of these?
Asked by pumpkinslion - Thu Jun 29 01:41:47 2006 - Studying Abroad - 8 Answers - Comments
A. The correct answer is your second phrase: "Three dogs' bowls". The rule, in this case, is to simply add the apostrophe to the end of any plural noun ending in -s. The conventions for apostrophe use in English are complicated at times. The first link below should help you out. The apostrophe is used to indicate where an historical letter has been removed. In Olde English, 'a dog's bowl' would have been written as 'a doges bowl', but in an effort to tidy up orthographic (writing) conventions, and minimise confusion the E was removed and replaced with an apostrophe.
Answered by *The Anything Girl* - Thu Jun 29 04:28:04 2006
What is the correct usage of the word kudos? Is it a singular noun or the plural of kudo?
Q. I am more interested in the accepted usage rather than any dictionary definition. Thanks. In other words, how do use the word kudos in conversation?
Asked by maven1000 - Thu Oct 8 23:49:52 2009 - Words & Wordplay - 2 Answers - Comments
A. Kudos is a singular noun. It's a loan word from Greek, so although it may look plural, it isn't. There is no such thing as one kudo.
Answered by Heliocentric - Thu Oct 8 23:53:24 2009
Q. I am more interested in the accepted usage rather than any dictionary definition. Thanks. In other words, how do use the word kudos in conversation?
Asked by maven1000 - Thu Oct 8 23:49:52 2009 - Words & Wordplay - 2 Answers - Comments
A. Kudos is a singular noun. It's a loan word from Greek, so although it may look plural, it isn't. There is no such thing as one kudo.
Answered by Heliocentric - Thu Oct 8 23:53:24 2009
Why do Americans use a singular verb with a collective noun whilst Britons use a plural noun?
Q. Such as 'the team is' vs 'the team are' and 'the government has' vs 'the government have' etc.
Asked by The Doctor - Thu Mar 13 14:36:30 2008 - Words & Wordplay - 12 Answers - Comments
A. I am an ESL Instructor. Rita S. has the right answer. In the United States we look at the team as one unit or one group as a whole and not individuals. For example the team is one unit even though it is made up of many people...same thing happens when you have the government, family, group, community, Everyone, Everybody, etc. However, government, family, group and community can be made plural. Everybody and Everyone are always used with a singular verb. You must have subject verb agreement. The rules with British English are different when it is concerning groups of people. Hope this helps.
Answered by buterfly1755 - Thu Mar 13 14:49:07 2008
Q. Such as 'the team is' vs 'the team are' and 'the government has' vs 'the government have' etc.
Asked by The Doctor - Thu Mar 13 14:36:30 2008 - Words & Wordplay - 12 Answers - Comments
A. I am an ESL Instructor. Rita S. has the right answer. In the United States we look at the team as one unit or one group as a whole and not individuals. For example the team is one unit even though it is made up of many people...same thing happens when you have the government, family, group, community, Everyone, Everybody, etc. However, government, family, group and community can be made plural. Everybody and Everyone are always used with a singular verb. You must have subject verb agreement. The rules with British English are different when it is concerning groups of people. Hope this helps.
Answered by buterfly1755 - Thu Mar 13 14:49:07 2008
Easy Spanish question, I need help making an adjective and a noun plural?
Q. If you're saying "we ride our bicycles" in spanish, would it be nosotros montamos en bicicletas? Also, if you're saying "We are going in order to relax and to be happy", would happy have to be contentos or just contento? Thanks for your help!
Asked by bcullen18 - Sun Apr 26 12:04:52 2009 - Languages - 1 Answers - Comments
A. firts case, u can say "montamos en bicicleta" singulier because in spanish ins't necessarie express the plural...we eat apple pie...comimos pie de manzana and no de manzanas... but in the second case, u must say contentos because is the persons making action...my sister and moyher are happy...mi hermana y mi madre estan contentas PLURAL and no CONTENTA... good luck ! ! ! ! !
Answered by giovariver - Sun Apr 26 12:17:36 2009
Q. If you're saying "we ride our bicycles" in spanish, would it be nosotros montamos en bicicletas? Also, if you're saying "We are going in order to relax and to be happy", would happy have to be contentos or just contento? Thanks for your help!
Asked by bcullen18 - Sun Apr 26 12:04:52 2009 - Languages - 1 Answers - Comments
A. firts case, u can say "montamos en bicicleta" singulier because in spanish ins't necessarie express the plural...we eat apple pie...comimos pie de manzana and no de manzanas... but in the second case, u must say contentos because is the persons making action...my sister and moyher are happy...mi hermana y mi madre estan contentas PLURAL and no CONTENTA... good luck ! ! ! ! !
Answered by giovariver - Sun Apr 26 12:17:36 2009
about the pronunciation of a vowel in a plural form of noun?
Q. do cheeses and rices, sizes have short "i" sound as in it? is there any dictionary site that shows the plural sound of nouns? thank you for your time
Asked by Lee K - Tue Mar 30 09:11:35 2010 - Words & Wordplay - 3 Answers - Comments
A. Every dictionary I've ever seen tells you if the plural is pronounced differently than the singular. If the dictionary doesn't say, you pronounce them essentially the same.
Answered by Francis B - Tue Mar 30 09:45:43 2010
Q. do cheeses and rices, sizes have short "i" sound as in it? is there any dictionary site that shows the plural sound of nouns? thank you for your time
Asked by Lee K - Tue Mar 30 09:11:35 2010 - Words & Wordplay - 3 Answers - Comments
A. Every dictionary I've ever seen tells you if the plural is pronounced differently than the singular. If the dictionary doesn't say, you pronounce them essentially the same.
Answered by Francis B - Tue Mar 30 09:45:43 2010
What would be the correct possessive form for the plural noun in parenthesis?
Q. The tower blocked the (people) view of the sky. Would it be the tower blocked the people's view of the sky OR The tower blocked the Peoples' view of the sky. Thanks, or would it be The tower blocked the peoples view of the sky. And why?
Asked by Mac - Thu Oct 30 15:28:36 2008 - Words & Wordplay - 5 Answers - Comments
A. the word "people" is the plural of "person", so it doesn't need to be re-pluralised. So the correct version is: The tower blocked the people's view of the sky
Answered by Michelle - Thu Oct 30 15:34:38 2008
Q. The tower blocked the (people) view of the sky. Would it be the tower blocked the people's view of the sky OR The tower blocked the Peoples' view of the sky. Thanks, or would it be The tower blocked the peoples view of the sky. And why?
Asked by Mac - Thu Oct 30 15:28:36 2008 - Words & Wordplay - 5 Answers - Comments
A. the word "people" is the plural of "person", so it doesn't need to be re-pluralised. So the correct version is: The tower blocked the people's view of the sky
Answered by Michelle - Thu Oct 30 15:34:38 2008
In French, before a masculine vowel noun, beau becomes bel. But before a masculine plural noun is it bels?
Q. for example, i know that beau and homme become bel homme but what if its beau and hommes is it bels hommes?
Asked by lallala - Mon Oct 5 23:00:37 2009 - Words & Wordplay - 2 Answers - Comments
A. It is beaux hommes and is pronounced beauzhomme
Answered by Sicilian Godmother - Mon Oct 5 23:08:14 2009
Q. for example, i know that beau and homme become bel homme but what if its beau and hommes is it bels hommes?
Asked by lallala - Mon Oct 5 23:00:37 2009 - Words & Wordplay - 2 Answers - Comments
A. It is beaux hommes and is pronounced beauzhomme
Answered by Sicilian Godmother - Mon Oct 5 23:08:14 2009
why is the plural noun of fish is still fish?
Q. why is the plural noun for the word fish is still the same word fish
Asked by - Sat Feb 20 13:12:36 2010 - Fish - 6 Answers - Comments
A. Yes. Some nouns spell their singular and plural exactly alike
Answered by BJ - Sat Feb 20 13:15:25 2010
Q. why is the plural noun for the word fish is still the same word fish
Asked by - Sat Feb 20 13:12:36 2010 - Fish - 6 Answers - Comments
A. Yes. Some nouns spell their singular and plural exactly alike
Answered by BJ - Sat Feb 20 13:15:25 2010
How do you know whether to put los or las to make the noun plural?
Q. I need spanish help. For example: el huevo. Would it be Los huevos because of the EL? la naranja. Would it be las naranjas because of the la? or un guisante. Would it be unos guisantes because of the un?
Asked by Fiirion G - Wed Apr 23 22:40:57 2008 - Languages - 7 Answers - Comments
A. The plural of el = los la = las el - la - los - las = The un = unos una = unas un - una = A el huevo -- los huevos la naranja -- las naranjas un guisante -- unos guisantes una silla -- unas sillas
Answered by Profuy - Wed Apr 23 22:44:42 2008
Q. I need spanish help. For example: el huevo. Would it be Los huevos because of the EL? la naranja. Would it be las naranjas because of the la? or un guisante. Would it be unos guisantes because of the un?
Asked by Fiirion G - Wed Apr 23 22:40:57 2008 - Languages - 7 Answers - Comments
A. The plural of el = los la = las el - la - los - las = The un = unos una = unas un - una = A el huevo -- los huevos la naranja -- las naranjas un guisante -- unos guisantes una silla -- unas sillas
Answered by Profuy - Wed Apr 23 22:44:42 2008
Do you love grits? Grits are very popular in the South. Is the word grits a singular or plural noun?
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Asked by Bluebeard - Tue Jul 18 08:38:54 2006 - Other - Food & Drink - 6 Answers - Comments
A. Are you aware the the Italians make a similar dish called polenta. Elton Brown of the Food Newwork had an entire show on grits and polenta. Watch it when it shows again. Being from the north I did not become aquainted with grits until more recently and have fallen in love with them. Easy to make - filling and yummy! *** Grits From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Grits and a waffle, both topped with butter.Grits is a type of maize porridge and a food common in the Southern United States, and southern Manchuria (where it is called gezi in Mandarin) consisting of coarsely ground corn, traditionally by a stone mill. The results are passed through screens, with the finer part being corn meal, and the coarser being grits. Many communities in… [cont.]
Answered by dddanse - Tue Jul 18 08:44:09 2006
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Asked by Bluebeard - Tue Jul 18 08:38:54 2006 - Other - Food & Drink - 6 Answers - Comments
A. Are you aware the the Italians make a similar dish called polenta. Elton Brown of the Food Newwork had an entire show on grits and polenta. Watch it when it shows again. Being from the north I did not become aquainted with grits until more recently and have fallen in love with them. Easy to make - filling and yummy! *** Grits From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Grits and a waffle, both topped with butter.Grits is a type of maize porridge and a food common in the Southern United States, and southern Manchuria (where it is called gezi in Mandarin) consisting of coarsely ground corn, traditionally by a stone mill. The results are passed through screens, with the finer part being corn meal, and the coarser being grits. Many communities in… [cont.]
Answered by dddanse - Tue Jul 18 08:44:09 2006
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