Every rule has its exceptions,right ?

When we know there are rules and regulations,

we expect everybody to follow them and res-

-pect them too.

However ,we also know many people disrepect

the rules and regulations and some even prefer

to ignore them !

When we are learning languages,

their grammar rules help us not to

make mistakes,don't they ? It is much

better to keep them in mind then.

Let´s take a look at some of the rules

for singular and plural forms of nouns in

english,ok ?

Most nouns get an "s" in their plural forms.

Examples:

That boy has only one black cat,but Mary has

three white cats in her big house.

Bob buys a book everyday.There are hundreds

of books in his private library.

If the nouns end in "y" preceeded by consonants,

then you have to replace the "y" by " i " and add

+ es.

Examples :

baby  (sing.)   babies (pl.)

hobby (sing.)  hobbies(pl.)

policy (sin.)    policies (pl.)

The company´s policies cannot be dis-

-repected or ignored,be careful !

Many people have different hobbies.Some

collect boxes,others collect stamps.How about

you ? Do you have any hobby ?

 Now look at some exceptions to this rule below :

Can you make up sentences with them ?

          oxen                                      geese

By the way ,there is a famous song : People

which was a great hit in the 70s .

In its lyrics there is the plural of child that

has an irregular plural form too.Listen to it ,

sing along and find it,ok ? Enjoy !

 http://www.vagalume.com.br/barbra-streisand/people-traducao.html