One sheep is black. All the other sheep are white.
^^^ A good examlary usage of the word "sheep in both the plural ans singular form.
The word "sheep" uses the same rule as words like "fish" or "moose" meaning the word is unchanged when using it as a plural or singular noun.
Plural: "sheep"
Plural form usage in a sentence: "The Shepard dog herded the five sheep into the gate"
Singular: "sheep"
Singular form usage in a sentence: "Mary's young lamb grew up into an adult sheep."
The word derives from Old English, when the plural would have been formed by adding a final vowel. Over time that vowel was dropped, so the plural form sounds, and is spelled, the same as the singular form. Compare 'deer'.
because it use in English same
Because it's plural and singular don't change. One that does change would be one such as Fox to oxen
Actually, the word "fishes" is considered grammatically correct in addition to "fish" as "fish" in the plural.
Technically, it does. There is singular sheep and plural sheep. They just happen to have the same spelling.
Both the singular and the plural for the noun sheep is sheep.
The singular and plural are the same word, for example: one sheep, two sheep, three sheep. Examples: Mary had a little lamb that grew up to be a sheep. When Mary grew up, she kept a flock of thirty sheep.
"Sheep" is both singular and plural.I see a sheep.I see many sheep.
Yes, the noun sheep is both singular and plural.
Both the singular and the plural for the noun sheep is sheep.Examples:Mary had a little lamb that grew up to be a sheep.When Mary grew up, she kept a flock of thirty sheep.
Singular: The sheep was watched by the farmer.Plural: The sheep were watched by the farmer.The noun sheep is both the singular and the plural form of the word.
The word sheep is one of a handful in the English language in which the singular and plural forms are exactly the same. Sheep in plural form is just sheep. You could say "I own a sheep" and you could say, "I own a flock (a group) of sheep". You use sheep interchangeably.Examples:I found a sheep in the road.John has six sheep.The dog corralled a flock of sheep.One of my sheep got mixed in with my neighbor's sheep in his sheep pen.
Sheep in plural spelling
The singular of sheep is "Schaf"The plural of sheep are "Schafe"
No. Sheep are animals, and the word sheep is a noun. It is the same plural as singular (sheep).
The word sheep is one of a handful in the English language in which the singular and plural forms are exactly the same. Sheep in plural form is just sheep. The singular possessive form is sheep's. The plural possessive form is sheep's. For example: "a sheep's fleece" and "five sheep's fleeces". Example sentences: The sheep's owner sold it for a good price. The sheep's owner sold them for a good price.
The noun 'sheep' is both the singular and the plural forms. You use sheep interchangeably. Examples: I found a sheep in the road. John has six sheep. The dog corralled a flock of sheep. One of my sheep got mixed in with my neighbor's sheep in his sheep pen.