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plurals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WORDS ENDING IN CH, S, SH, SS, X and Z | add es |
| WORDS ENDING IN IS | Change is to es: oases, parentheses, theses. |
| WORDS ENDING IN Y | If y is preceded by a consonant or qu, change y to i and add es: armies, cities, navies, soliloquies |
| WORDS ENDING IN O | If o is preceded by a consonant, most plurals require es: buffaloes, dominoes, echoes, heroes, potatoes |
| LATIN ENDINGS | Latin-root words ending in us change us to i: alumnus, alumni - most ending in a change to ae and most ending in um add es |
| WORDS THE SAME IN SINGULAR AND PLURAL | corps, chassis, deer, moose, sheep, etc. |
| For those that involve separate words or words linked by a hyphen, make the most significant word plural: | adjutants general, aides-de-camp, assistant attorneys general, assistant attorneys |
| WORDS AS WORDS | Do not use ’s: His speech had too many “ifs,” “ands” and “buts.” |
| PROPER NAMES: Most ending in es or s or z ... | add es: Charleses, Joneses, Gonzalezes. |
| Most ending in y add s even if preceded by a consonant | the Duffys, the Kennedys, the two Kansas Citys |
| SINGLE LETTERS | Use ’s: Mind your p’s and q’s, she got two A's on her test |
| MULTIPLE LETTERS | Add s: She knows her ABCs. I gave him five IOUs. Four VIPs were there. |
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