Could it be that these are animals that were hunted, fished, or herded and that there was a convention that used the singular as a sort of generic plural when going after these creatures for sport or ...

English plurals can be simple—just add “-s” or “-es”—but irregular forms like “child” to “children” or “mouse” to “mice” often trip up learners. Mastering these patterns, along with avoiding common ...

One morning earlier this week I was able to spend about 10 minutes with a university professor who teaches English composition to freshmen students. It wasn't lost on me that I haven't listened to an ...

Think you know your plurals? From everyday words like “tomato” to tricky Latin and Greek forms like “nucleus” and “appendix,” this 25-question quiz will put your grammar skills to the ultimate test.

Most of us don’t think twice about plural forms — we just kind of know them. But when you actually have to spell them out, things get trickier. Is it “knifes” or “knives”? “Cactuses” or “cacti”?

Algae thrives in sunlight. Or is it algae thrive? These are the questions that can broadside a copy editor years, even decades, into her career. When it comes to English, there’s never a point where ...

Take our English quiz and find out if you know the plurals of these tricky words. Is the word 'sheep' singular or plural? What is the plural form of 'information'? While you can derive the plurals of ...