Sheep and deer are nouns that are the same singular and plural. Example sentences:
A sheep has escaped the pen.
The sheep have escaped the pen.
A deer was in the road.
The deer were in the road.
Other examples are:
offspring
salmon
information
series
species
Examples of nouns with the same form for singular and plural:
As far as I know, there is no specific term for a noun that spells the same in the singular and in the plural. It is simply categorized among the "Irregular Nouns" that don't follow the common "s"/"es" rule.
Words that change form from singular to plural are called irregular plural nouns. Examples are:
Here are some of the basic ones:
one sheep, two sheep
one fish, two fish
one aircraft, two aircraft
one corps, two corps
one swine, two swine
one dozen, two dozen
They're called mass or non-count noun. Mass nouns are usually words for concepts or substances. Multiples are expressed as measures or amounts. Some examples are:
Concepts:
He has a lot of determination.
There isn't much news today.
We need a more ideas for this project.
She has a great deal of hope for getting the job.
Substances:
We had two glasses of wine.
Two tons of sand were ordered for the site.
The recipe calls for four cups of flour.
Make it a triple decker sandwich with three slices of bread.
The plural form for mass nouns is reserved for 'types of' or 'kinds of', for example:
The selection of rices was wild, basmatti, or long grain.
They sell many kinds of teas, including black, green, white, and herbal.
European cheeses are extremely popular in the US.
child-children; ox-oxen; brother-brethren; cow-kine; mouse-mice; foot-feet; tooth-teeth; goose-geese; schema-schemata; die-dice; person-people; country-countries;
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Examples of nouns that are the same in the singular and the plural:
Hair
Air
Rice
Nouns that remain the same in the singular and the plural are:bisoncattledeersheepspecies
Singular nouns work with singular adjectives, whereas plural nouns work with plural adjectives.
Examples of nouns that do not change form for singular to plural:advicedeerbinocularsmeansoffspringpantssalmonscissorssheepspeciesswinetrout
Both are singular nouns.
Nouns that are always plural with no singular form are:newsmathematicsclothes
Yes, some nouns can be singular and plural with no change in spelling. Some examples are:sheepswinedeertroutsalmonaircraftoffspringAlso, the pronoun you is both singular and plural.
"Has" is singular, e.g. He has, she has. "Have" is plural, e.g. They have, we have. The exception is "I" - e.g. I have.
Verbs cannot be singular or plural. Were is after plural nouns.
The verb reviewed is used after both singular and plural nouns.
Verbs cannot be singular or plural. Has is after singular nouns.
Nouns that remain the same in the singular and the plural are:bisoncattledeersheepspecies
Examples of nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning:pajamaspoliticsnewsglassesbinocularsscissorspantsshortstrouserstongstweezersmathematicsspeciesclothescongratulationsmolassesmumpsphysicseconomicscivicsaerobaticsgymnasticsmeasles
Two kinds of nouns are common or proper, singular or plural.
Verbs are not plural or singular. Melting comes after both plural and singular nouns.
Singular nouns work with singular adjectives, whereas plural nouns work with plural adjectives.
Some nouns that are the same for the singular and the plural are:deerfishelksheepoffspringSome nouns are singular but appear to be plural; words that are a short form for 'a pair of...'. There is no plural for these nouns, the plurals are expressed by using 'pairs of...'. Some examples are:pantsshortsglassesscissorsbinocularsUncountable nouns have no plural form and take a verb for the singular. Some uncountable nouns are:moneyinformationnewsadviceelectricity
Examples of nouns that are both singular and plural are:aircraftdeerfishmeansmooseoffspringsalmonsheepshrimpspecies