What is the Number Category?
Number category:
Number is an important grammatical category in English that affects the way verbs are used in sentences.
Number: In English, there are two number categories: singular and plural.
Singular refers to one person, thing, or concept, while plural refers to more than one.
The number of subjects in the sentence determines which form of the verb to use.
Examples of singular subjects with their respective verb forms:
He walks to school every day.
The bird sings beautifully.
She studies French for two hours every night.
Examples of plural subjects with their respective verb forms:
They walk to school every day.
The birds sing beautifully.
We study French for two hours every night.
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