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Study the exceptions with plural and singular nouns.
These things are always plural in English:
Scissors
Glasses
Trousers
Jeans
Shorts
Tights
Pyjamas
Glasses
Trousers
Jeans
Shorts
Tights
Pyjamas
Do you like jeans?
Рис. \(1\). Jeans
Do you wear glasses?
Рис. \(2\). Glasses
But you can say a pair of trousers/pyjamas/etc. Some plural do not end with -s.
Remember these nouns.
| Singular | Plural |
| Man | Men |
| Woman | Women |
| Child | Children |
| Foot | Feet |
| Tooth | Teeth |
| Mouse | Mice |
| Sheep | Sheep |
| Fish | Fish |
| Goose | Geese |
| Deer | Deer |
| Ox | Oxen |
| Person | People |
| Crisis | Crises |
| Basis | Bases |
| Analysis | Analyses |
| Phenomenon | Phenomena |
| Formula | Formulae |
People - plural
Police - plural
Рис. \(3\). Police
1. The police are here.
2. People are very calm and friendly there.
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