dances
The plural of "dance" is dances.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and dance follows this rule.
Meaning: a series of steps moved to music (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with dances: the dances are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: dances'.
How do you pronounce it?
dance is pronounced /dɑːns/. 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. dances 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
- We learned three new dances.Singular: We learned one new dance.
- Folk dances are part of the festival.Singular: A folk dance is part of the festival.
