gardens
The plural of "garden" is gardens.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and garden follows this rule.
Meaning: a piece of land where flowers or vegetables are grown (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with gardens: the gardens are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: gardens'.
How do you pronounce it?
garden is pronounced /ˈɡɑː.d(ə)n/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. gardens means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The -s plural goes back to the Old English ending -as, which belonged to only one group of nouns, as in stānas, "stones". By the end of the Middle Ages it had spread to almost every noun.
Examples in context
- The town is famous for its gardens.Singular: The town is famous for its garden.
- The gardens are open to visitors.Singular: The garden is open to visitors.
