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Old 22-Nov-2006, 14:20
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Default Re: Nouns

Game animals - that is animals that are hunted - have null plurals. For example: fox, dear, pheasant, grouse, salmon, trout. Other animals, or animals, that are not game, can have the 's' or 'es' ending. Of course, all animals can be game. So for example, "The hunter caught two elephant and three lion." is correct and "The tourist saw two elephants and three lions." is also correct. The form of the plural changes with the context.
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