Grammar expert June Casagrande writes that collective nouns like “choir” can use singular or plural nouns, often leading to confusion for writers. (File Photo) By June Casagrande.

Nouns in Spanish have different forms in the singular and plural. Plural masculine and feminine nouns in Spanish end in s. There are some rules to follow to work out how to change the end of a ...

When both nouns joined by “or” are singular, the verb form is easy: It’s singular, as we saw in “Ned or Nancy is.” When both nouns joined by “or” are plural, the verb is plural ...

In addition to this new “ol” singular ending, they created a new plural ending: “imot,” which combines the “im” at the end of masculine plural nouns and the “ot” at the end of ...

What do erotica, stamina, and candelabra have in common? Oh, stop it. The answer is that they are all singular nouns that started off plural. In Latin, nouns that end in –um when alone often end ...