Menurut Thomson and Martinet (1986: 24), bentuk kata benda tunggal (singular
noun) dan bentuk kata benda jamak (plural nouns) adalah sebagai berikut:
Singular Plural
dog dogs
cat cats
day days
house houses
Singular Plural
church churches
brush brushes
kiss kisses
box boxes
Kata benda tunggal (singular noun) yang berakhiran o ditambah akhiran -es,
namun beberapa kata benda lainnya yang berakhiran o hanya ditambah -s.
Singular Plural
potato potatoes
tomato tomatoes
hero heroes
Singular Plural
kilo kilos
photo photos
kimono kimonos
piano pianos
dynamo dynamos
video videos
studio studios
I have a book.
The student wears a uniform.
My father drinks a glass of coffee.
It’s going to be rain. Please bring an umbrella!
The girl lost her key. She couldn’t enter the room.
I need some pencils.
He joined several communities.
The students visited Bandung Zoo.
The children are playing football.
Would you like to buy me two kilos of sugar?