
- •Irregular Plurals
- •Abbreviations
- •Foreign Plurals
- •Unchanged Plurals
- •Nouns with Identical Singulars but Different Plurals (Double Plurals)
- •The Plural of Compound Nouns
- •Exercises
- •Uncountable Nouns
- •Nouns used only in the Plural
- •Nouns with the Plural Ending -s Construed as the Singular
- •Nouns Used Only in the Plural and Their Homonyms Which May Be Used in the Singular As Well
- •Comparison Between Some English Nouns and Their Russian Equivalents
- •Exercises
Comparison Between Some English Nouns and Their Russian Equivalents
English Singular |
Russian Plural |
Ukrainian Plural |
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аплодисменты |
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часы |
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сливки |
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дебаты, прения |
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бои |
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фрукты |
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выборы |
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улики |
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ворота (The form gates is used to denote more than one objects.) |
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сплетни (a gossip – "сплетник") |
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волосы (a hair – "волосок") |
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сведения |
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чернила |
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сведения |
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знания |
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деньги (The form moneys is used to denote different currencies.) |
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новости |
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успехи |
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сани |
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гонки, соревнования |
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каникулы |
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часы |
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дрожжи |
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сумерки |
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English Plural – Russian Singular – Ukrainian ????
amends – компенсация – |
archives – архив – |
arms – оружие – |
ashes – пепел – |
auspices – покровительство – |
belongings – имущество – |
binoculars – бинокль – |
contents – содержание – |
clothes – одежда – |
credentials – рекомендация – |
customs – таможня – |
dividers – циркуль – |
dregs – осадок – |
eaves – карниз – |
field-glasses – бинокль – |
opera-glasses – бинокль – |
goods – товар – |
lodgings – квартира – |
oats – овёс – |
outskirts – окраина – |
proceeds – доход – |
quarters – квартира – |
riches – богатство – |
slums – трущоба – |
stairs – лестница – |
suds – мыльная пена – |
sweepings – мусор – |
tweezers – пинцет – |
victuals – провизия – |
wages – зарплата |
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The words grapes, carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, radishes (when used collectively) E.g. The carrots are fresh from the kitchen-garden.