Example Sentences

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But it allows many plurals, past tenses and contractions.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2022

But when teaching an Italian Portuguese, is it better to teach adjectives before plurals?

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2021

Irregular plurals may be annoying for language learners, but they’re fun to talk about!

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2019

Rojas-Berscia’s Hebrew helped him with plurals, conjugations, and some roots.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 27, 2018

There’s more about these two-edged words in the chapter on plurals, pages 21-24.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner