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What are regular plural endings in English?
Regular plural endings in English often include adding "-s" (e.g. cats, dogs), "-es" (e.g. foxes, classes), or "-ies" (e.g. cherries, babies) to the singular form of a noun.
When to use 's or ies?
Use an ''s' when you are indicating possession. Use 'ies' when you are indicating plurality.
When to use 's vs ies?
Use 's to make a singular noun possessive (e.g., dog's bowl) and use -ies to pluralize a singular noun ending in a consonant and -y (e.g., babies).
Why is 's' in plural of boys and 'ies' in plural of fly?
because fly has a consonant before the y and boy has a vowel
Word endings for the word problem?
problem - problem(s), problem(atic), problem(atical), problem(atically)
What are regular plural endings in English?
Regular plural endings in English often include adding "-s" (e.g. cats, dogs), "-es" (e.g. foxes, classes), or "-ies" (e.g. cherries, babies) to the singular form of a noun.
How do you know when to change a word to either have an 'ies' ending or 'y' ending?
The basic rule is for nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant, the plural is formed by dripping the 'y' and 'ies'. For nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel, the plural is formed by adding 's' only. Why this came about, I do not know. Perhaps a question for the category 'word origins'.Some examples for nouns that drop the Y and add IES for plurals are:babiesdaisiesladiesstoriesdairiesfairiespartiescountriesSome examples for nouns that do not drop the Y for plurals:alleysboyschimneysdaysessaysjoyskeysmonkeys
What is the rule for dropping the y and adding -ies?
The spelling rule is: when the word has a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) before the letter ‘y’, you add the letter ‘s’ and when the word has a consonant (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z) before the letter ‘y’, you remove the ‘y’ and replace it with ‘ies’.
When to use 's or ies?
Use an ''s' when you are indicating possession. Use 'ies' when you are indicating plurality.
Why is there an ies rule in grammar why not just add s to everything plural it sounds the same anyway and is sweeter and neater quite simply?
because its a grammatical affectation from the spelling police?
What is the rule for adding ies to the end of words that end in y?
If the word has a consonant before the final 'y' then the plural ends with 'ies':baby - babiespuppy - puppiesbully - bullieslily - liliesIf the word has a vowel before the final y then you just add an 's':day - daysmonkey - monkeystoy - toyssurvey - surveys
When to use 's vs ies?
Use 's to make a singular noun possessive (e.g., dog's bowl) and use -ies to pluralize a singular noun ending in a consonant and -y (e.g., babies).
The most common rule for forming plural nouns is A adding -es to the word B changing the y to you and adding -es C dropping the last letter and adding -ies D adding -s to the word?
D. adding -s to the word
What means plural endings?
it means it ends with an s
What country successfuly overthrew imperial rule between 1820's-1830's?
Portugal.
The most common rule for forming plural nouns is?
1. adding -es to the word 2. changing the y to i & adding -es 3. dropping the last letter & adding -ies 4. adding -s to the word
How do you make a word a plural?
Just s, es, if there is y then remove Y and add ies after it
