NOUNS (e.g.: thing, dog, love, table, woman, man, etc.)

Questions about Nouns:

Q: Why is it The furniture is very nice and NOT The furniture are very nice?

The word furniture is always singular in English.

Q: Why is it The children are happy and NOT The childs happy ?

The plural of child does not follow the usual rule of adding -s; it has a special form (children).