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import re

def build_match_and_apply_functions(pattern, search,replace):
    def matches_rule(word):
        return re.search(pattern, word)
    def apply_rule(word):
        return re.sub(search, replace, word)
    return (matches_rule, apply_rule)
patterns = \
(
('[sxz]$', '$', 'es'),
('[^aeioudgkprt]h$', '$', 'es'),
('(qu|[^aeiou])y$', 'y$', 'ies'),
('$', '$', 's')
)
rules = [build_match_and_apply_functions(pattern, search,replace) 
        for (pattern, search, replace) in patterns]
def plural(noun):
    for matches_rule, apply_rule in rules: 
        if matches_rule(noun):
            return apply_rule(noun)