Nyelvtani összefoglaló – Grammar
PLURALS
in adjectival phrases involving numbers,
nouns are singular
a
two-month-old baby
a three-metre
jump
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compund nouns: in noun + adverb combinations
the plural -s is usually added to the noun:
passer-by –
passers-by
-
irregular
plurals
half –
halves
life –
lives
child –
children
-
beware of foreign
plurals
medium –
media
formula –
formulae (or formulas)
cactus –
cacti
hypothesis –
hypotheses
kibbutz –
kibbutzim
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singular words ending in
-s
news, biliards,
measles, The united Nations are used as singulars
Billiards is a
very difficult game.
The United
Nations has …
Measles is
…
The news is
…
no
difference between singular and plural
crossroads, works
(factory), means, series, headquarters
There’s a
crossroads near our house.
There are 3
crossroads in this street.
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words ending in -ics are used as
singular
economics,
politics, mathematics, athletics
Mathematics is
difficult.
