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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...

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 emptys / empties the glass of milk he finishs /...

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 Forbes Thank 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...

Drewauerbach wrote: Here is another stylistic sin that you can and should avoid: 9) in order to + conjugated verb vs. to + conjugated verb Simply put, there is never a reason to insert "in order" before an infinitive. It's verbose, and should always be dropped. Example: WRONG: In order to have a...

I do not know if the category fits, in case it does not feel free to move the thread. Could someone please sum up the major differenses between US english and UK english and other englises, and I am not talking pronuncation. I am talking spelling of word, diffrent words for the same thing,...