Singular Noun
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A Singular Noun is a noun that refers to a single entity.
- Context:
- It can range from being a Singular Common Noun (e.g. “egg”) to being a Singular Proper Noun (e.g. “Canadian”).
- Example(s):
- “egg”, as in “That egg is boiled.”.
- “Canadian”, as in “A Canadian is missing.”.
- “glass” (=> glasses), “dish” (=> dishes).
- “half” (=> halves), “leaf” (=> leaves), “proof” (=> proofs).
- “dwarf” (=> dwarfs or dwarves).
- “cherry” (=> cherries), “lady” (=> ladies).
- “goose” (=> geese).
- “person” (=> people).
- “bacterium” (=> bacteria), “datum” (=> data), “thesis” (=> theses).
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Mass Noun, such as “gravel”, "furniture".
- a Plural Noun.
- See: Singular Plural Agreement.