2. Nouns that are plural in form but
singular in use
News
Mathematics
Summons
Innings
Politics
Gallows
Wages
3. Nouns that are plural in form but
singular in use
Examples:
Incorrect: These news are good.
Correct: This news is good.
Incorrect: politics are a dirty game.
Correct: Politics is a dirty game.
4. Nouns that are only used as
singular.
Furniture
Scenery
Hair
Machinery
Poetry
Luggage
Fruit
Bread
Vacation
5. Nouns that are only used as singular.
Examples:
Incorrect: These furniture are for sale.
Correct: This furniture is for sale.
Incorrect: He takes fruits after meals.
Correct: He takes fruit after meals.
Incorrect: He wrote poetries.
Correct: He wrote poetry.
6. Nouns that are Singular in form but
plural in use
Cattle
People
Peasantry
Poultry
Folk
Gentry
7. Nouns that are Singular in form but
plural in use
Examples:
Incorrect: The cattles are grazing in the
field.
Correct: The cattle are grazing in the field.
Incorrect: The village folk is illiterate.
Correct: The village folk are illiterate.
8. Nouns that have singular and plural alike
Deer
Sheep
Stone
Pair
Poor
Score
Thousand
9. Nouns that have singular and plural
alike
Examples:
Incorrect: I keep many sheeps and deers.
Correct: I keep many sheep and deer.
Incorrect: He helped the poors.
Correct: He helped the poor.
Incorrect: I want two pairs of shoes.
Correct: I want two pair of shoes.
10. Nouns used in plural form only.
Spectacles
Orders
Thanks
Shoes
Scissors
Alms
Studies
Incorrect: His Spectacle is very fine.
Correct: His Spectacles are very fine
Incorrect: The Judge passed order for his arrest.
Correct: The Judge passed orders for his arrest.
11. ’s is used for nouns indicating living beings.
‘of’ is used in the case of lifeless things.
Incorrect: the son of Dass has been
killed.
Correct: Dass’s son has been killed.
Incorrect: This room’s walls are dirty.
Correct: The walls of this room are
dirty.