PLURAL

PLURAL

1. Regra geral: acréscimo do "-S".

   • Regras particulares:
     • Subst. terminados em O, S, CH, SH, X, Z, acrescenta-se "ES". Ex: Potato(es), Bus(es), Church(es)
     • Terminados em O na forma reduzida ou de origem estrangeira, acrescenta-se "S. Ex: Kilo(s), Photo(s), piano(s), radio(s)
     • Subst. q termina em CONS + Y : Retira o Y e acrescenta IES. Ex: baby(babies)
     • Subst. q termina em VOGAL + Y : acrescenta S. Ex : Day(s)
     • Subst. q termina em CH c som de K acrescenta-se S. Ex: monarch(s), stomach(s)
     • Subst. q termina em OO, acrescenta-se S. Ex: Zoo(s), Cuckoo(s)
     • Subst. q termina em FF, acrescenta-se S. Ex: Cliff(s), Sniff(s)

2. Irregulares

   • Man -> Men; Woman -> Women; Child -> Children; Foot -> Feet; Tooth -> Teeth; Mouse -> Mice; Person -> People; Ox -> Oxen; Louse -> Lice; Die -> Dice; goose -> geese
   • 13 subst. q terminam em F ou FE e trocam-se por VES
     • Calf -> Calves; Elf -> Elves; Half -> Halves; Leaf -> Leaves; Life -> Lives; Knife -> Knives; Loaf -> Loaves; Self -> Selves; Sheaf -> Shelves; Thief -> Thieves; Wife -> Wives; Wolf -> Wolves
     • Os demais, regra geral: Roof(s); Chief(s); Oaf(s)
     • Aceita ambos plurais: Scarf -> Scarves/ Scarfs; Dwarf -> Dwarves/ Dwarfs; Hoof -> Hooves/ Hoofs; Wharf -> Wharves/ Wharfs; Staff -> Staves/ Staffs
   • Parelhas: Scissors, Glasses, Trouusers, Jeans, Shorts, tights, pyjamas, headphones, scales, binoculars
   • Sing. e plural = fish, sheep, deer, shrimp, salmon, deer, aircraft,
     • Clothers, Credentials, works, means, oats, outskirts
   • Subst. incontáveis: advice, air, clothing, coofee, equipment, evidence, forniture, homework, housework, information, jewerly, knowledge, luggage/baggage, milk, money, music, news, proress, snow, water, weather, work
   • Falsos Plurais: Acoustics, Athletics, Electronics, Genetics, Linguistics, Mathematics, Physics, Politics, Statistcs
   • Plural de subst. composto: classes invariáveis como advérbio, não vai para o plural

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