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scissors                      scissors
                                         trousers                      trousers
                                          socks                         socks

                                         drawers                       drawers

                                        spectacles                    spectacles
                                          tongs                         tongs
                                          jeans                          jeans



                  If the singular noun ends in -us, the plural ending is frequently -i.



                                                SINGULAR          PLURAL
                                                  Cactus            Cacti

                                                  Focus              foci


                 In case of Compound word the plural is formed by adding –s to the
                   principal word.

                                 SINGULAR                        PLURAL

                                 Step-daughter                   Step-daughters
                                 Commander-in-chief              Commanders-in-chief

                                 Son-in-law                      Sons-in-law
                                 Mother-in-law                   Mothers-in-law

                                 Taxi driver                     Taxi drivers

                                 blackboard                      blackboards
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