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Pluralizing in a sentence

Pluralizing | Pluralized

Pluralizing meaning

present participle and gerund of pluralize

Using Pluralizing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of pluralize
  • In the example corpus, pluralizing often appears in combinations such as: pluralizing to.

Context around Pluralizing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Pluralizing

  • In this selection, "pluralizing" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include necessary when pluralizing all abbreviations and pluralizing to children. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pluralizing" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pluralizing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Pluralizing to 'children' gives Watoto wadogo wamekisoma (Vana vadoko vakaverenga in Shona), and pluralizing to 'books' (vitabu) gives Watoto wadogo wamevisoma. (21 words)

However, the 1999 style guide for the New York Times states that the addition of an apostrophe is necessary when pluralizing all abbreviations, preferring "PC's, TV's and VCR's". (31 words)

However, the 1999 style guide for the New York Times states that the addition of an apostrophe is necessary when pluralizing all abbreviations, preferring "PC's, TV's and VCR's". (31 words)

Pluralizing to 'children' gives Watoto wadogo wamekisoma (Vana vadoko vakaverenga in Shona), and pluralizing to 'books' (vitabu) gives Watoto wadogo wamevisoma. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

Pluralizing to 'children' gives Watoto wadogo wamekisoma (Vana vadoko vakaverenga in Shona), and pluralizing to 'books' (vitabu) gives Watoto wadogo wamevisoma.

However, the 1999 style guide for the New York Times states that the addition of an apostrophe is necessary when pluralizing all abbreviations, preferring "PC's, TV's and VCR's".

Common combinations with pluralizing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • pluralizing to

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pluralizing" in a sentence?
An example: "Pluralizing to 'children' gives Watoto wadogo wamekisoma (Vana vadoko vakaverenga in Shona), and pluralizing to 'books' (vitabu) gives Watoto wadogo wamevisoma." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "pluralizing" from authentic English texts.
What does "pluralizing" mean?
Pluralizing means: present participle and gerund of pluralize
How many example sentences with "pluralizing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "pluralizing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.