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The plural of kangaroo is kangaroos.

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Parents, as a noun, is the plural form of parent. A mother is one parent. A father is one parent. A mother and father are parents.

To parent can also be a verb. Therefore in the third person singular present we would have, " He parents a child."

Countries are by their nature singular. There is only 1 USA, just like there is only 1 France or Germany or China.

So, treat it as a singular noun in your possessive construction.

Hi Juul.

Both forms are correct but have different meanings.

"parent's" shows possession to one parent only, either the mother or the father. Example: At least one parent's consent is needed for an underaged student to go on a school trip. (Whose consent is needed? The mother or the father's)

"parents' '' expresses possession to both parents Example: I have my parents' consent to go on the school trip. (Whose consent does the speaker have? Both the mother and the father's.)

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"Apparatus" originates from Latin and its plural is "apparatus" The English plural is “apparatuses" but "apparatus" is correct too although it is rarely used.

The plural of “basis” is “bases”. “Bases” is also the plural of base. One of the standard rules for forming the plurals of nouns in English is: Nouns ending “is” - change the “is” to “es” The noun “basis” adheres to this rule. Apparently “baseis” is the Greek plural of the Greek word “basis” not the English version, even though the origin of the word is Greek. The use of “baseis” is rare in English, if at all.

Proper-name is a noun that is used to denote a particular person, place, or thing, usually capitalized. Jesus is a proper noun. A common noun is a noun directly associated with a class of entities. Octopi and Cacti are usually only capitalized at the beginning of a sentence since they are not considered proper nouns. The plural of octopus is octopuses. Some dictionaries list octopi because in Latin some plurals end with an “i”. However since octopus derives from Greek, the “i" was a mistake which was adopted and became an acceptable alternative. “Octopuses” is however the most common form in the UK and the US. “Cacti” is the Latin plural of cactus and “Cactuses” is the English plural although “cacti” has the edge.

In the Bible, the name "Jesus" was never pluralized, just like the name Moses. However, since there are people with that name it can be treated in the same manner as all classical names like Charles, James etc The rule of thumb for singular nouns ending in “s” is to add the apostrophe then “s” or just the apostrophe at the end. Both cases are pronounced in the same way. Thus it is just a matter of written form that differs.

EXAMPLES James over there The two James’ over there; the two James’s over there; Jesus over there The two Jesus’ over there; the two Jesus’ over there (remains the same, like in Moses’) Charles over there The two Charles’ over there; the two Charles’s over there;

The plural of potato is Potatoes. Do you get it now. Singular is potato and plural is potatoes.

Trout is the plural and singular of Trout. It is a mass noun - any amount or number of the noun is treated the same as the singular. "I have caught only one trout today." "Yesterday I caught so many trout."

It can be either "opossum," i.e., identical with the singular on analogy with many other words for animals which have the same form in the singular and the plural, or a regularized "opposums" (but not a Latinate *"opossi" since the "-i" plural ending is generally used for only for nouns that end in "-us," e.g., "platypi" as the plural of "platypus," alongside "platypuses").