English Language Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular and Plural Nouns

1. Singular vs Plural Subjects

• He plays football.
  👉 ऊ फुटबल खेल्छ।
• They play football.
  👉 उनीहरू फुटबल खेल्छन्।

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2. Subjects joined by “and” → plural verb

• Sita and Rita are sisters.
  👉 सिता र रिता दिदीबहिनी हुन्।
• Ram and Shyam play cricket.
  👉 राम र श्याम क्रिकेट खेल्छन्।

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3. “And” but single idea → singular verb

• Rice and curry is my lunch.
  👉 भात र तरकारी मेरो खाना हो।
• Slow and steady wins the race.
  👉 ढिलो तर स्थिर जित्छ।

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4. “Or / Nor / Either…or / Neither…nor” → nearest subject

• Either Ram or his friends are coming.
  👉 या राम वा उसका साथीहरू आउँदैछन्।
• Neither the boys nor the teacher is ready.
  👉 केटाहरू न त शिक्षक तयार छन्।

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5. Not only… but also → nearest subject

• Not only the students but also the teacher is happy.
  👉 विद्यार्थी मात्र होइन शिक्षक पनि खुशी छन्।
• Not only the teacher but also the students are ready.
  👉 शिक्षक मात्र होइन विद्यार्थी पनि तयार छन्।

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6. Singular indefinite pronouns

• Someone is knocking at the door.
  👉 कसैले ढोका ढकढकाउँदैछ।
• Everyone likes music.
  👉 सबैलाई संगीत मन पर्छ।

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7. Plural indefinite pronouns

• Many are invited to the party.
  👉 धेरैलाई पार्टीमा बोलाइएको छ।
• Several have finished the work.
  👉 धेरैले काम सकिसके।

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8. Singular/Plural depending on context

• Some of the milk is spoiled.
  👉 केही दूध बिग्रिएको छ।
• Some of the students are absent.
  👉 केही विद्यार्थी अनुपस्थित छन्।

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9. Collective nouns

• The class is silent.
  👉 कक्षा शान्त छ।
• The class are discussing among themselves.
  👉 कक्षा आफ्नै बीचमा छलफल गरिरहेका छन्।

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10. Plural-looking but singular (subjects like maths, news)

• Physics is interesting.
  👉 भौतिकशास्त्र रोचक छ।
• The news is surprising.
  👉 समाचार आश्चर्यजनक छ।

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11. Nouns that look plural but singular

• Statistics is a difficult subject.
  👉 तथ्यांकशास्त्र गाह्रो विषय हो।
• Measles is dangerous.
  👉 दादुरा खतरनाक हुन्छ।

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12. Time/Money/Distance → singular

• Ten years is a long time.
  👉 दश वर्ष लामो समय हो।
• Five kilometers is far.
  👉 पाँच किलोमिटर टाढा हो।

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13. Fractions / percentages

• Half of the water is gone.
  👉 आधा पानी सकिएको छ।
• Fifty percent of the students are present.
  👉 ५०% विद्यार्थी उपस्थित छन्।

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14. Phrase between subject and verb

• The box of chocolates is on the table.
  👉 चकलेटको बक्स टेबलमा छ।
• The group of players is strong.
  👉 खेलाडीहरूको समूह बलियो छ।

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15. There is / There are

• There is a book on the table.
  👉 टेबलमा एउटा किताब छ।
• There are many trees in the park.
  👉 पार्कमा धेरै रुखहरू छन्।

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16. Titles → singular

• "Muna Madan" is famous.
  👉 "मुना मदन" प्रसिद्ध छ।
• "Facing Death" is emotional.
  👉 "Facing Death" भावुक छ।

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17. Sum or total → singular

• Seven plus three is ten.
  👉 सात प्लस तीन दश हुन्छ।
• Twenty minus five is fifteen.
  👉 बीस माइनस पाँच पन्ध्र हुन्छ।

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18. A number of vs The number of

• A number of students are absent.
  👉 धेरै विद्यार्थी अनुपस्थित छन्।
• The number of students is increasing.
  👉 विद्यार्थीको संख्या बढ्दैछ।

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19. What / Who / Which

• What is needed is money.
  👉 आवश्यक कुरा पैसा हो।
• Who are those people?
  👉 ती मानिसहरू को हुन्?

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20. Gerunds (V+ing as subject)

• Reading is fun.
  👉 पढ्नु रमाइलो हुन्छ।
• Dancing is a good exercise.
  👉 नाच्नु राम्रो व्यायाम हो।