Pluralul substantivelor (Noun plurals)

n limba englez exist dou feluri de plurale : regulate i neregulate (Regular plurals and Irregular plurals)

Plurale regulate (Regular plurals)

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n aceast categorie intr substantivele care formeaz pluralul prin adugarea terminaiei s la forma de singular ex: picture pictures bee bees flower flowers tree trees window windows hen hens

Reguli ortografice > cnd y este precedat de o consoan : se va 1. Substantive terminate n y transforma n ies y => ies Ex: cherry cherries ferry ferries baby babies > cnd y este precedat de o vocal : va rmne neschinbat (adic primete terminaia specific pluralului : s) Ex: boy boys toy toys key keys 2. Substantive terminate n s; ss; sh; > formeaz pluralul prin adugarea vocalei e + consoana s ch; z; x; th s; ss; sh; ch; z; x => es Ex: bus buses glass glasses bush bushes tax taxes > formeaz pluralul prin transformarea lui f n v + es f => v + es (ves)

3. Substantivele terminate n f; fe

4. substantivele terminate n o

Ex: wolf wolves wife wives knife knives loaf loaves half halves !Excepii! roof roofs handkerchief(batist) handkerchiefs > formeaz pluralul prin adugarea terminaiei es o => es Ex: tomato tomatoes potato potatoes !Excepii! piano pianos photo photos

Plurale neregulate (Irregular plurals) Singular Man = brbat Woman = femeie Child = copil Tooth = dinte Goose = gsc Foot = laba piciorului Mouse = oarece Louse = pduche Ox = bou Vocabulary Picture = desen Bee = albin Flower = floare Tree = copac Window = fereastr Hen = gin Cherry = cirea Ferry = feribot Baby = copil Boy = biat Toy = jucrie Key = cheie Bus = autobuz Glass = sticl Bush = tufi Tax = tax Wolf = lup Knife = cuit Wife = soie Fox = vulpe Loaf = bucat (de pine) Half = jumtate Roof = acoperi Tomato = roie Potato = cartof Piano = pian Photo = fotografie Plural Men Women Children Teeth Geese Feet Mice Lice Oxen