Singular and Plural

Some nouns are always used in the singular form. These are uncountable nouns.

PoetrySceneryMachineryDraperyStationeryJewelry
SultryCrockeryLuggageBaggageKnowledgePostage
BreakagePercentageWastageFoolishPolishRubish
DirtDustInformationFurnitureTrafficClothing
MoneyMusicCoffeeAdviceworkfruit, mischief

Some examples:

Singular nouns examples By Alok Pandey. work is singular

Some nouns always remains in plural form

assetsalmsamendsannalsashesarrearsathletics
auspicesspeciesscissorstrouserspantsclippersbellows
gallowseyeglassesgogglesbelongingsbreechesbracesbinoculars
dregsearningsentrailsfettersfireworksoddsoutskirts
particularsproceedsproceedingsrichesremainsshamblesshears
spectaclessurroundingstidingstongsvaluableswages

Some nouns are singular in form, but plural in function.

childrenoxenpeoplecattle
poultryclergycavalryinfantry
peasantryfolkgentryvermin

Some examples

Some nouns are singular in form By Alok Pandey, an English teacher

Some nouns are plural in form, but singular in use.

MathematicsPhysicsEconomicsPoliticsstatisticsgeneticslinguistics
billiardsdartsdiabetesmeaslesricketsrabiesTennis
ethicssummons

Examples

  • Mathematics is my favorite subject.
  • Tennis is played worldwide.
  • Politics is a dirty game.
  • Ethics demands honesty.
  • Diabetes is not as serious as cancer.
  • Two summonses have issues.
  • The Gulliver travels is an interesting story.
SingularPlural
VerbSummon Summons
Noun Summons Summonses

Some nouns are the same in singular and plural.

SingularPluralSingularPlural
sheepsheepdeerdeer
cod (a large fish)codsalmonsalmon
speciesspeciesAircraftAircraft
SpacecraftSpacecraftcorps (military unit)corps
crossroadscrossroad

Some examples

  • He has only one sheep.
  • He has sold all his sheep.
  • There are ten dears in this forest.
  • Several Aircraft crashed last year.
  • There is a dangerous crossroad before that village.

Some nouns, are sometimes singular and sometimes plural.

DozenFive dozen orangesDozens of oranges
HundredTwo hundred rupeesHundreds of rupees
ThousandFive thousand rupeesThousands of rupees

Some examples

  • I need ten thousand rupees.
  • Thousands of people went there.
  • We gave him ten million dollars.
  • Millions of dollars were wasted.