Plural invariable nouns
Tools consisting of two equal parts : • • pincers pliers tongs tweeters
Articles of dress consisting of two equal parts : Flannels Braces Suspenders Tights
Tools or articles of dress consisting of two equal parts : • bellows, • binoculars, • breeches, • flannels, • glasses, • pants, • pyjamas, • scales, • scissors, • shorts, • spectacles, • trousers.
Miscellaneous nouns: archives, arms, ashes, contents, earnings, goods train, greens, holidays, summer holidays, manners, stairs, surroundings, thanks, wages, the Middle Ages;
Exercise: Miscellaneous nouns: • annals • antics • the Commons (the House of Commons) • customs duty • customs house • аннали, • • • літописи блазенство, фіглярство, кривляння Палата общин митний огляд мито митниця
Miscellaneous nouns: Exercise: • minutes (of the meeting) • outskirts • quarters • head quarters • suds • troops • whereabouts • протокол (зборів) • околиці, передмістя • приміщення, житло квартири, казарми; стоянка; пост • штаб квартира • мильна піна (вода) • війська • приблизне місце перебування
Collective nouns (family, police, clergy, cattle, poultry, etc. ) collective noun proper plurality as indivisible whole nouns of multitude plurality denoting separate beings The crew on the ship was excellent. The crew have taken their posts. The crowd was enormous. The crowd were watching the scene spell-bound. The committee was unanimous. The committee were divided in their opinion. The cattle is in the mountains The cattle are grasing there. The family was large The family were fond of their house.
Some proper nouns: the East Indies, the West Indies, the Hebrides, the Highlands, the Midlands, the Netherlands.
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