Important Announcement
19 June, 2020 at 1:39 PM
Effective June 19, 2020, ELC is no longer offering year-round programs. This applies to both on-line and on-site programs. We are also no longer an IELTS test center. For 2021, we will continue to offer our Summer Junior Programs at UCLA, Boston University, and UCSB as well as our Adult Summer Campus Program at UCLA.
For more information or to book a summer course for 2021, please contact [email protected]
Important Announcement
19 June, 2020 at 1:39 PM
Effective June 19, 2020, ELC is no longer offering year-round programs. This applies to both on-line and on-site programs. We are also no longer an IELTS test center. For 2021, we will continue to offer our Summer Junior Programs at UCLA, Boston University, and UCSB as well as our Adult Summer Campus Program at UCLA.
For more information or to book a summer course for 2021, please contact [email protected]
We are all pretty familiar with the simple rules of making a noun plural because we use nouns so frequently in writing and everyday speech. Let’s go through the rules again:
These are the most basic and common rules, but we all know English isn’t as “simple” as it seems, don’t we? Here are a few rules that might be causing you problems as your vocabulary grows:
And there you have it! The above examples cover most of situations you’ll run into when turning a singular noun into a plural noun, but don’t forget: there are always exceptions to the rule.
Stay tuned because next month we will talk about some very fancy and unusual plural forms!