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Methods of the research
-Structural method
-Descriptive method
-Comparative method
-Contextual method
The research paper consists of introduction, two chapters, conclusion and the list of used literature.
CHAPTER 1. THE PECULIARITIES OF SINGULARITY AND PLURALITY
Basic rules of singular and plural nouns
In everyday life, we meet tons of interesting people, travel to a variety of unique places, and discover many fascinating things. In grammar, the type of word we use to refer to all of this great stuff is called a noun. Often, we have different amounts of stuff that we need to talk about. For example, you might have one brother or three sisters. The word singular, when used in grammar, means “noting or pertaining to a member of the category of number found in many languages that indicates that a word form has one referent or denotes one person, place, thing, or instance.” By contrast, the word plural means “noting or pertaining to a member of the category of number, found in many languages, indicating that a word has more than one referent.” In short, this means that a singular noun refers to only one person or thing and a plural noun refers to more than one person or thing. Count nouns are discrete, individual entities – items that you can count. Mass nouns, sometimes called uncountable or non-count nouns, refer to an undifferentiated mass or collection of material.1 For example, you would not say, “I’m all out of a water.” It is correct to say “I need a little water” or “I need a few bottles of water.” In this example, water is a mass noun, and bottle is a count noun. Likewise, when describing an experiment, you would quantify a mass noun by adding a specific measurement, in fact, whether you choose bottles or milliliters, the mass noun requires some unit of measurement to be quantified. Note that the unit is plural and the mass noun (‘water’) remains unchanged. However, this rule is not strict; it depends on the scientific context. Data can sometimes be used in the singular as a mass noun.
As English has constantly borrowed words from other languages throughout its history, there are many nouns with plural endings taken from the source language. Some of these, notably Latin and classical Greek nouns, have been anglicized and may also have an English plural s ending. Others have both forms, where the original is used in formal language or by specialists, while the anglicized is for more common use. Some of these are now almost only known or used in the plural form, which is treated as singular for subject-verb agreement (third person verb with s in the Present Simple). In the table below, the more common forms are underlined. This has been a general review of singular and plural nouns in English. There are many more unique cases and usages. Whenever in doubt, use the dictionary for more specific information.
Nouns form the largest class of words in nearly all languages, including English. A noun is a word that identifies a person, thing, place, idea, quality, or action. It’s normally a single word, but not in all cases. For example, book, dress, college bus is examples of nouns. A singular noun is a noun that represents a single person, place, thing, or idea. Identifying singular nouns in a sentence or context is pretty easy, provided you have a deep understanding of what they entail. Unlike plural nouns and irregular plural nouns with a set of rules that need to be followed, singular nouns don’t require the addition of letters or change in spelling. If you glare at one object and give it a name, you have an instance of a singular noun. For example, there is one book on my table and one pen on my chair. In this sentence, the nouns include book, table, pen, and chair. All these nouns are singular because they represent only one. Plural nouns are nouns that represent more than one person, place, thing, or idea. Plural nouns are formed from singular nouns by adding an –s at the end. There are numerous varying rules pertaining to pluralization based on what letter a noun ends in. Irregular nouns don’t adhere to rules governing plural nouns; therefore, they must be mastered or searched for in the dictionary. In order to make a singular noun plural, normally add the letter s at the end.
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