2013年6月30日 星期日

眾數的形成

一個名詞,若果最後的字母是‘  , ch  ’x便加上‘  es  ’
Singular                   Plural

box       (箱子)    boxes
class      (班)       classes
branch   (樹枝)   branches
dish       (碟子)   dishes

Exceptions:例外

ox         (公牛)   oxen
stomach(胃)       stomachs
                                        
                                                                                                                                                            
一個名詞,若果最後的字母是  o ,便加上  es  ’
Singular                  Plural

mango  (芒果)   mangoes
volcano(火山)   volcanoes
potato  (馬鈴薯)potatoes

Exceptions:例外

bamboo(竹)       bamboos
piano    (鋼琴)   pianos
zoo       (動物園)zoos
solo      (獨唱)    solos
stuio     (畫室)    stuios
photo    (照片)    pianos
                                                                                                                                                            
一個名詞,若果最後的字母是y ,而‘ Y ’字母是響音 (a,e,i,o,u)時,便加上  
Singular                    Plural
boy      (男孩)      boys
day      (日子)      days
toy      (玩具)       toys
                                                                                                                                                            
一個名詞,若果最後的字母是y,而‘Y ’字母是啞音 (即a,e,i,o,u以外的字母)
Singular                     Plural
baby      (嬰兒)     babies
body      (身體)     bodies
copy      (副本)        copies
story      (故事)     stories
country  (國家)     countries
                                                                                                                                                              
一個名詞,若果後的字母是 ‘  ’或 fe 的,便將 ‘f ' 或 ‘fe '變為 v  ,然後加上 es
Singular                      Plural
life         (生命)     lives
thief       (賊)         thieves
knive      (刀)        knives

Exceptions:例子
chief      (首領)
dwarf     (侏儒)
gulf        (大海灣)
roof        (屋頂)
belief     (信仰)
cliff        (懸崖)
hoof       (馬蹄)
proof      (證據)
safe        (夾萬)
                                                                                                                                                             
有些名詞,無論 “ 單數 ” 或 “ 眾數 ” ,都是同一個字
Singular                            Plural                              
Chinese  (中國人)      Chinese
cod         (鯊魚)          cod
deer        (鹿)              deer
dozen      (一打)         dozen
                                                                                                                                                             
有些名詞是沒有 “ 眾數 ”的
New(新聞),luggage (衣服),scenery(風景)
                                                                                                                                                             
有些名詞是沒有 “單數 ” 的
clothes(衣服),trousers(褲),scissors(剪刀),spectacles(眼鏡)
                                                                                                                                                                   

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