Plural of "two"

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Dawood Usmani

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Hi teachers!
What's the plural of "two", "three" and "four" etc. when they are used as nouns? Should I simply add ans "s" to them or apostrophe + "s"?
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Tow books.
Three books.
Five books.
:)
You didn't get me, dear. I want to turn the word "two" into plural. Is it "twos" or "two's" as in " Four two's make eight." Is it right?
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Yes. The animals went on board the ark in twos.
"Say, why is everything, either at sixes or at sevens." (G&S-Pinafore)

Except, of course:
two's company, three's a crowd :used to indicate that two people, esp. lovers, should be left alone together.
 

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Yes. The animals went on board the ark in twos.
"Say, why is everything, either at sixes or at sevens." (G&S-Pinafore)

Except, of course:
two's company, three's a crowd :used to indicate that two people, esp. lovers, should be left alone together.
So my sentence should be "Four twos make eight." Am I right?
Looking forward to the answer...
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Hi,
Yes, four twos make eight, five twos make ten etc. :)
 
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