What’s the Plural of Volcano?
December 11, 2022
Volcanoes and volcanos are both accepted plurals for volcano.
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What are Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns?
December 10, 2022
Proper nouns name specific people, places or things. Common nouns name general categories and types.
What are Mass Nouns? (Mass Nouns vs Collective Nouns)
December 9, 2022
Mass nouns, also non-count nouns, are things or concepts that we cannot physically count. Think fire, sand and water, which are things we cannot count.
What’s the Singular of Tongs?
December 8, 2022
Tongs are a plural-only noun, as tongs are made up of parts/pairs/pieces. ‘A pair of tongs’ refers to tongs as a singular noun.
What’s the Singular of Means?
December 8, 2022
As a course of action, means can be singular and plural. When referring to finance, means is always plural.
What’s the Plural of Zero?
December 8, 2022
Zeroes or zeros are both accepted plurals of the noun (and non-figure) zero.
Are Suspenders Plural or Singular?
December 8, 2022
Suspenders are plural-only because they are made of pairs/parts/pieces. Plural-only nouns have no singular noun form.
Are Pliers Plural or Singular? What’s the Singular of Pliers?
December 8, 2022
Pliers are a plural-only noun because they are made up of parts. ‘A pair of pliers’ refers to them as a singular noun.
