By Plurals, Inflections

Hi, An enemy that is being detained does not (have/has) any rights. The writer of this sentence needs to have a look at the Geneva Conventions. Have = plural has = singular The inflection is in the auxiliary 'does'. Use 'have ' as the base verb.. Does the -have- refer to the...

This is sometimes called the greengrocer's apostrophe, i.e. a redundant apostrophe before a plural inflection on notices promoting foodstuffs. (Potatoe's is also quite common.)Probably the establishment had found themselves with a surplus, after omitting apostrophes elsewhere (e.g. on the...

Hi everyoneI just wondered if anyone could help - I have to write a profile of a chinese learner of English (completely made up). In it I must put any difficulties that the learner has in learning English as an L2. I have got so far:Intonation transfer from L1 may cause them to be perceived as...

All the rules for adding S are the same for plurals as for third-person singular present tense verbs, including the words that end in y. That said, there are a few exceptions that you will encounter from time to time, for example, words that end in f or fe. There are so few that you can just...

Digger36 wrote:But what about the SPECIAL cases of the inflection on the 3-rd person singular; it seems less obvious, as in these cases .. he destroys / destroies sand dunes he trys / tries jumping high he carrys / carries the load he ...

See (for nouns) Special cases on this page at this grammar site: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/plurals.htm

Hello:The USUAL rule for forming plural nouns is to add an "S".There are reasonably well-established rules for forming plural nouns in special cases.The USUAL rule for 3-rd Pers Sing verbs is to add an "S".Q. What, if any, are the rules for forming 3-rd Pers Sinig verbs in special cases. Are...

Hi ForbesThank you for your long reply. I do appreciate it. I would just like to say that I my opinion is based on the knowledge I have of the Germanic and Romance languages and it is of course very subjective. I fully understand that not everyone agrees with me and what I consider easy may be...

"news" is used in the plural form -- this does not make sense Pucca, you are misinterpreting CJ's message. 'news' looks like a plural noun (there is a plural -s inflection) but it does not mean it is plural. "In conclusion, he is right!" Which fact do you draw your conclusion from?

Pemmican wrote:Why do you disagree, milky??? Btw: Why is it called "Saxon Genitive"? Does anyone know?? Becuse it is the only noun inflection surviving from Old English or Anglo-Saxon Sorry, there is one more: the plural 's' Inchoateknowledge