Inflectional Endings S and Es

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What is an inflectional ending?

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An inflectional ending is a suffix added to a word to change its form, such as making it plural.

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What does the inflectional ending 's' do to a word?

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The inflectional ending 's' is added to a noun to make it plural, indicating more than one.

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What does the inflectional ending 'es' do to a word?

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The inflectional ending 'es' is added to nouns that end in certain letters to make them plural.

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How do you make 'flower' plural?

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You add 's' to make it 'flowers'.

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How do you make 'box' plural?

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You add 'es' to make it 'boxes'.

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How do you make 'wish' plural?

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You add 'es' to make it 'wishes'.

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How do you make 'fox' plural?

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You add 'es' to make it 'foxes'.

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How do you make 'branch' plural?

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You add 'es' to make it 'branches'.

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What is the rule for adding 'es' to a word?

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Add 'es' to words that end in s, x, z, ch, or sh.

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What is the plural of 'bus'?

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The plural of 'bus' is 'buses'.