ambulances
The plural of "ambulance" is ambulances.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and ambulance follows this rule.
Meaning: a vehicle that takes sick or injured people to hospital (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with ambulances: the ambulances are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: ambulances'.
How do you pronounce it?
ambulance is pronounced /ˈæmbjᵿl(ə)n(t)s/. The plural ending sounds like /ɪz/, so the plural has one more syllable than the singular.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. ambulances means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- Young children learning English often say mouses and foots. They are applying the -s rule to every noun, which shows they have learned the rule itself.
Examples in context
- Two ambulances arrived within minutes.Singular: One ambulance arrived within minutes.
- The city bought ten new ambulances this year.Singular: The city bought one new ambulance this year.
