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English
Suffix
-(s)
- Added to the end of a singular noun (which normally uses the suffix -s to become plural) to indicate the noun represents an unknown number which may be one or more than one.
The dog(s) got into the garden.
The singer(s) will perform live.
- Added to the end of a verb in place of the suffix -s when the subject of the verb may be one or more than one.
The dog(s) get(s) into the garden.
The singer(s) perform(s) live.
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