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Examples
It took him twenty years to get to the top.
You don’t have to cheat to pass the test.
You were right to be upset.
We took the overnight train to Venice.  

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Examples
My son is a really good boy.
I’m sorry if I was rude before.
My car had to be towed back to the garage.
You should buy him a present. 

    




How to form the plural

We form the plural by adding -s to the singular of the noun.

SingularPlural
a cartwo cars
a cassettetwo cassettes
a lamptwo lamps
a hattwo hats
a cuptwo cups

1.2. Nouns ending in sibilants

Add -es. Add -s if the noun ends in one -e.

SingularPlural
a boxtwo boxes
a sandwichtwo sandwiches
a suitcasetwo suitcases
a rosetwo roses
a garagetwo garages

1.3. Nouns ending in -y

1.3.1. y after consonant

Change -y to -i, then add -es.

SingularPlural
a citytwo cities
a ladytwo ladies

There are two forms of the plural of the word penny:

  • pennies → You refer to the single coins.
  • pence →You refer to the price (how much sth. is).

1.3.2. y after vowel

Add -s after a vowel.

SingularPlural
a boytwo boys
a daytwo days

1.4. Nouns ending in -f or -fe

1.4.1. Add -s

SingularPlural
a rooftwo roofs
a clifftwo cliffs
a sherifftwo sheriffs

1.4.2. Substitute with -ves

SingularPlural
a thieftwo thieves
a wifetwo wives
a shelftwo shelves


1.5. Nouns ending in -o

1.5.1. Add -s

SingularPlural
a discotwo discos
a pianotwo pianos
a phototwo photos

1.5.2. Add -es

SingularPlural
a tomatotwo tomatoes
a potatotwo potatoes
a herotwo heroes

Both forms are possible with the following nous:

  • buffalo → buffalos/buffaloes
  • mosquito → mosquitos/mosquitoes
  • tornado → tornados/tornadoes

2. Irregular Plural Forms

SingularPlural
a mantwo men
a womantwo women
a childtwo children
a mousetwo mice
a toothtwo teeth
a goosetwo geese
a foottwo feet
an oxtwo oxen






https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/prepositions_at_in_on_time.htm  


https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/prepositions/time-2






  





 


  







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