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Rewrite the given sentences after correcting the errors in the use of plurals.
1. Many womans have come to attend the function.
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2. Sheeps give us milk and wool.
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3. The police have arrested the thiefs.
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4. I have got many mouses in my house.
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A singular noun stands for one person, place, animal, or thing.

A plural noun stands for more than one person, place, animal, or thing.

Look at the pictures and read the given sentences.

The cow is grazing. The cows are grazing.

The noun cow stands for only one animal, so it is in the singular number. On the other

hand, the noun cows stands for more than one cow, so it is in the plural number.

The girl is singing. The girls are singing.

Here, the noun girl is in the singular number, and the noun girls is in the plural number.

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