plural – Page 2 – English Grammar Profiler

In this post, we give a detailed explanation of the use of certain determiners in English grammar, specifically ‘some’, ‘any’, ‘no’, ‘more’, ‘a lot of’, and ‘lots of’. These determiners are often used with both plural and uncountable nouns to indicate quantity or amount. We also discuss the English Grammar Profile (EGP) and its classification of these determiners at different proficiency levels (A1, A2). We provide examples of usage and notes on the application of these.

Plural reflexive pronouns are used when the subject of the sentence is plural. For example, in the sentence “The children played by themselves,” the plural reflexive pronoun “themselves” refers back to the subject “children.”
Prepositions are words that show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence. For example, in the sentence “The children played by themselves,” the preposition “by” shows the relationship between the noun “children” and the pronoun “themselves.”

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1 CHRISTIANS (NN2) 300655 2 PHYSICIANS (NN2) 274754 3 MUSICIANS (NN2) 225627 4 POLITICIANS (NN2) 211753 5 INDIANS (NN2) 167921 6 CANADIANS (NN2) 156879 7 TECHNICIANS (NN2) 129132 8 GUARDIANS (NN2) 99782 9 AUSTRALIANS (NN2) 98618 10 CIVILIANS (NN2) 92291 11 HISTORIANS (NN2) 81859 12 RUSSIANS (NN2) 71180 13 CLINICIANS (NN2) 62328 14 CORINTHIANS (NN2)

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Most words ending -ies are plural nouns. Here are the most common examples put into a paragraph: The list of most frequent plural nouns reveals a diverse range of topics and concepts. Companies play a pivotal role in the global economy, driving innovation and providing employment opportunities. Activities encompass a wide array of interests and

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Between an adjective and a preposition, a word ending in ‘-ES’ is a plural noun. 1 DIFFERENT (JJ) TYPES (NN2) OF (IO) 214636 2 OTHER (JJ) TYPES (NN2) OF (IO) 88973 3 VARIOUS (JJ) TYPES (NN2) OF (IO) 44725 4 CERTAIN (JJ) TYPES (NN2) OF (IO) 40226 5 EARLY (JJ) STAGES (NN2) OF (IO) 33456

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In the top 100 of DA2 + *s there are a few plural time nouns but most are plural nouns. The only exception is ‘many as’ This is the count: (nn2): 73 many: 53 few: 31 (nnt2): 22 several: 16 years: 3 days: 3 times: 3 months: 3 ways: 3 hours: 3 things: 3 others:

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MATERIALS (NN2) GOALS (NN2) INDIVIDUALS (NN2) ANIMALS (NN2) PROFESSIONALS (NN2) OFFICIALS (NN2) MEALS (NN2) HOSPITALS (NN2) CHEMICALS (NN2) TRIALS (NN2) REVEALS (VVZ) DEALS (NN2) SIGNALS (NN2) PROPOSALS (NN2) MINERALS (NN2) LOCALS (NN2) FINALS (NN2) METALS (NN2) CREDENTIALS (NN2) TUTORIALS (NN2) FESTIVALS (NN2) INTERVALS (NN2) APPEALS (NN2) DEALS (VVZ_NN2) ESSENTIALS (NN2) JOURNALS (NN2) CRIMINALS (NN2) DEALS

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When a noun is generic or nonspecific countable and plural OR uncountable, we do not use an article. There are many points that relate to ‘NO ARTICLE’ in the English Grammar Profile. Although there are overlapping examples across some of the levels, the main difference in regard to marking complexity relies on the level of

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Here are some examples of plural possessives with an apostrophe s’:

Children’s books: These books belong to the children. Women’s rights: These rights belong to women. Men’s clothing: This clothing belongs to men. Teachers’ pets: These pets belong to the teachers. Students’ essays: These essays belong to the students.

When a plural noun ends in s, we make the possessive form by adding an apostrophe only. For example: