By Plurals, Speaking English

You'll have to wait for RayH's explanation for his preferences. He heard a fearful wailing of a dog is fine grammatically but it does suggest that you may hear different kinds of wailings of a dog and therefore the sentence may sound odd to some. The plural dogs simply indicates that...

I am not sure if the following answers your question but I'll say it anyway. Some grammarians don't distinguish between verbal nouns (= complete nouns formed from verbs with the ing ending) and gerunds (= words that are neither verbs nor nouns but resemble both to some extent). Some...

to 418241 (13 Sep 07), it's actually octopuses. The word octopus is derived from greek, not latin, so in the correct greek, the plural would be 'octopodes', But we're speaking english, so that turns into 'octopuses'.

Believer wrote:Can a gerund function as a countable noun? If so, can you show me how it is done in simple terms?Hi BelieverOf course a gerund can form a plural: his comings and goings.As you see, the plural is formed by adding an s to the word. Some grammarians distinguish between a gerund and a...

the following piece is something that i found quite interesting and would to share it with those who are concern about the proficiency of English language: > > WHY ENGLISH IS SO DIFFICULT --- > > > We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes; > > but the plural of ox became oxen...