ABSTRACT

This chapter deals mainly with the question of how to make the plural of nouns. Is it, for example, euros or euro’s, shelfs or shelves, pizzas or pizza’s, vacancies or vacancys? The following headline shows how the plural of nouns ending in a is formed:

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Regular plurals https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table"> books employees cameras quotas photos kiwis The singular form is the form that is used when referring to one person or thing. (book). The plural form of a noun is the form that is used when referring to more than one person or thing. (books).

The regular way of making the plural of nouns is by adding -s to the noun.

Note that nouns ending in a vowel (e.g. photo) also take -s. Common mistakes: photo’s, camera’s