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Rule 10: There are some nouns that are always used in the plural form, even if referring to a single object. Examples of such nouns include "mumps," "scissors," "trousers," "spectacles," and "assets".
Rule 11: Some nouns occur to be singular, but they are in actual plural. These include "government," "peasantry," "people," "cattle," and "mankind." They are usually treated as singular nouns in terms of verb agreement.
Rule 12: Conversely, certain nouns appear to be plural, however they are in actual singular. Examples include "physics," "politics," "ethics," "news," and "wages." They are regarded as single nouns in terms of verb agreement.
Rule 13 states that there are certain words that have the same form for both singular and plural, such as "deer," "sheep," "species," "corps," and "canon. "
Rule 14 states that when it comes to letters, numbers, and symbols, adding an apostrophe and "s" is the way to indicate a change in number. For example, "Kylie, add two 3's and three 5's".
Rule 15 states that there is no set rule for changing the number of pronouns, and it is something that needs to be memorized. Singular pronouns include "I," "my," "me," "mine," "he/she," and "you," while plural pronouns include "we," "our," "ours," "us," "you," and "they".
There are also singular and plural forms for certain pronouns such as "him/her," "your," "this/that," "it," and "his/her," as well as "them," "your," "these/those," "their", and "they".
It is crucial to comprehend these rules to use them rightly and avoid making mistakes in sentences. Grammar is essential in conveying thoughts and ideas in English, and mastering its rules is crucial for learning the language effectively.

2.4 Why Numbers Are Important In English Grammar?
Understanding grammatical number is important because it allows us to use language correctly and effectively. Grammatical number refers to whether a word is singular or plural, and this affects how other words in the sentence need to agree with it.
For example, when a noun becomes plural, it may add an "s" at the end, and when a verb is used with a plural subject, it may lose the "s" at the end.
However, when contrasted to numerous other languages, English is comparatively simple in this regard because many words (particularly adjectives) do not change when their grammar number changes.
In English, for instance, we can say "stinky dog" and "stinky dogs," and the word "stinky" remains unchanged.
In many other languages, such as French, German, and Spanish, adjectives and other words often change in form to match the number of the noun they're describing.
While English is relatively easy in terms of grammatical number compared to other languages, it is still important to understand it because it can help with learning a foreign language.
Although indigenous English speakers are fairly competent at guaranteeing that their determiners, pronouns, adjectives, and verbs coincide in number, there are certain common difficulties that might stump us up.
English speakers are skilled at making sure their words match in number. This means that nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and verbs are all in agreement with each other. To be more specific, English speakers are good at making sure:
2.5 Determiners Agree in Number with Nouns
When we talk about things in English, we usually make sure that the words we use to describe them match in number.
For example, we say "this story" (singular determiner with singular noun) and "these prizes" (plural determiner with plural noun) because the word "this" goes with a singular noun, and "these" goes with a plural noun.
2.6 Determiners Also Need to Match Pronouns In Terms Of Singular And Plural.
For example:
I write my own morals except for this one. I took this one from someone really intelligent. (Singular determiner along a singular pronoun);
I wish to be one of those individuals who become legends. (Plural determiner along a plural pronoun);
To make a sentence sound right, we require matching the number of a noun with its verb.
For example, we say "A fly flies" because "fly" is singular and we use the singular form of the verb "flies".
We also need to match the number of a pronoun with its verb. We say "Everything is self-evident" because "everything" is singular and we use the singular form of the verb "is". We say "Some are wise and some are otherwise" because "some" is plural and we use the plural form of the verb "are".

Although we're usually good at getting grammatical number right, we sometimes make mistakes. There are common issues that often confuse us.