Some nouns that are singular in form take a plural verb when they refer to multiple entities. These include cattle, people, public, gentry, peasantry, police, committee, and poultry. Collective nouns like team can take either a singular or plural verb depending on whether the group or individuals are referred to. Some nouns that end in s are singular, such as mathematics, news, and politics. Other nouns like trousers, scissors, and measles have no singular form and are always plural. Proper nouns are never pluralized.

1. CORRECT USAGE OF NOUNS

2. Rule No 1
• Some nouns are singular in form but plural in use
and hence take a plural verb.
• Cattle, people, Public, Gentry, Peasantry, Police,
Committee, Poultry.
• The cattle are grazing in the field.

3. Rule No 2
• Some nouns though plural in form are singular in use and take a singular verb.
• News, mathematics, innings, physics, politics, summons, gallows, statistics.
• His Mathematics are weak. (is possible)
• My mathematics is poor.
• Collective nouns, crew, family, team etc.. can take a singular or plural verb;
singular if we consider the word to mean a single group or unit:
• Our team is the best
• or plural if we take it to mean a number of individuals:
• Our team are wearing their new jerseys.
• When a possessive adjective is necessary, a plural verb with their is more
usual than a singular verb with its, though sometimes both are
possible:
• The Jury is considering its verdict.
• The jury are considering their verdict.

4. Rules No 3
• Some nouns are used in singular only.
• Poetry, scenery, issue, offspring, furniture, advice,
information, vacation, bedding, food, machinery,
mischief, work.

5. Rule No 4
• The following nouns have no singular form in use. They
are always used in plural.
• Trousers, pantaloons, breeches, socks, stockings,
scissors, spectacles, moustaches, measles, billiards,
arms, drugs, annals, thanks, proceeds, clothes
tidings(informations), assets, alms, ashes,
circumstances, belongings, goods, orders, riches,
surroundings.

6. Rule No 5
• The following nouns are used in singular when
proceeded by any numerical quantity but may be
used in the plural when not proceeded by any
numerical quantity.
• Dozen, hundred, thousand, score.
• Two dozen mangoes, three hundred soldiers.
• Dozens of apples, hundreds of horses.

7. Rule No 6
• Proper, material or abstract nouns are never used
in the plural and are not proceeded by any article
(a, an, the)
• Gold is a precious metal.
• Fish live in water.

8. Rule No 7
• Compound nouns for a certain single amount,
measure, length, of time do not acquire ‘s’ of the
plural.
• A hundred feet tape. (incorrect)
• A hundred foot tape. (correct)
• A five rupees note. (incorrect)
• A five rupee note. (correct)

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