Grammar Entry 594 / 1011 60-second read

Phenomena vs. Phenomenon

Plural versus singular.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

That phenomena is rare.

✓ Correct

That phenomenon is rare.

The ruleii

PHENOMENON singular. PHENOMENA plural.

PHENOMENON comes from Greek — its plural is PHENOMENA.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

One phenomenon. Many phenomena.

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