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Nouns can be marked as singular, plural or 'mass' (collective). Mass nouns are nouns that where there are multiple entities in the group, but the group is considered as a coherent whole. For example, a bee would be singular, bees would be plural and a swarm of bees would be a mass noun. | Nouns can be marked as singular, plural or 'mass' (collective). Mass nouns are nouns that where there are multiple entities in the group, but the group is considered as a coherent whole. For example, a bee would be singular, bees would be plural and a swarm of bees would be a mass noun. | ||
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* To make it plural, you take the last vowel in the word and add it to the end of the word: ''geethee'' | * To make it plural, you take the last vowel in the word and add it to the end of the word: ''geethee'' | ||
* To make it a mass noun, you remove the last consonant: ''gee'' | * To make it a mass noun, you remove the last consonant: ''gee'' | ||
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* ''raapaa'' - wars | * ''raapaa'' - wars | ||
* ''raa'' - a series of wars, warfare in general | * ''raa'' - a series of wars, warfare in general | ||
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