Tekil Halleri Nadir Kullanılan Kelimeler
İngilizce’de bilindik birçok kelime genellikle çoğul olarak kullanılır. Bu kelimelerin tekil kullanılması gereken noktalarda çoğul kullanarak yanılgıya düşmüş oluruz. Bu duruma örnek 9 kelimeyi listeleyip ilginize sunuyorum.
1. data (tekil hali datum)
Örnek : The data show that the drug effectively lowers cholesterol.
2. criteria (tekil hali criterion)
Örnek : The most important criteria for college admissions committees are GPA, SAT score and involvement in extracurricular activities.
3. media (tekil hali medium)
Örnek : The media are often accused of being biased.
4. alumni (tekil hali , erkekler için alumnus, kadınlar için alumna – kadınlar için çoğul hali ise alumnae)
Örnek : The alumni gathered at their university for their 10th reunion.
5. dice (tekil hali die)
Örnek : Yahtzee is played by rolling five dice to make different combinations.
6. bacteria (tekil hali bacterium)
Örnek : Bacteria are often found on light switches and remote controls in hotel
7. algae (tekil hali alga)
Örnek : Some types of algae are edible.
8. paparazzi (tekil hali paparazzo)
Örnek : The paparazzi compete with one another to get the best picture of a celebrity.
9. parentheses (tekil hali parenthesis)
Örnek : The teacher did not like that she used so many parentheses in her writing.