Теоретическая грамматика английского языка

e.g. Helmets for motor-cycling arc nowadays made of plastics instead of steel. Using different modifications of the described method, super-strong steels are produced for various puiposes. Nouns which have only plural and no singular form are termed Pluralia tantum; goods, news, trousers, shorts, jeans, pyjamas, scissors, spectacles, supplies, outskirts, surroundings, clothes, earnings, contents, politics, police, cattle, poultry, etc. In a number of cases English nouns are represented by variants of one lexeme, one variant may belong to Singularia or Pluralia tantum and the other may have singular and plural forms. Nouns with both number forms SinRularia tantum Copper coppers copper медяк медяки медь Tin tins tin консервная банка консервные банки олово Hair hairs hair Волос волоски волосы Nouns with both number forms Pluralia tantum colour colours colours цвет цвета знамя people peoples people народ народы люди Singularia tantum Pluralia tantum green greens зелёный цвет зеленые овощи advice advices совет сообщение damage damages вред, ущерб компенсация за убытки scale scales масштаб весы good goods хороший товары experience experiences опыт приключения 13