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Singular - Glossary of Terms
Singular
A noun is classified as singular if it refers to one
thing. The opposite to singular is plural. A noun is classified as plural
when it refers to more than one thing.
Examples:
The man left
the bank. (man - singular / bank - singular) The women
left the shops. (women - plural / shops
- plural)
Nouns that represent groups (called collective nouns) can be treated as
singular or plural, depending on the sense of the sentence.
Examples:
The shoal was
moving north. (shoal - singular) The shoal were
darting in all directions. (shoal - plural)
Interactive example:
Mark
hooked a mackerel. Lee
caught 2 whelks, and Craig
landed a bass.
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Glossary of Grammatical Terms
The man left
the bank. (man - singular / bank - singular)