public static String quantityplnounCreature(final int quantity,final String noun){
  if (noun.equals("chicken")) {
    final String end=plnounCreature(quantity,noun);
    return Integer.toString(quantity) + " " + end;
  }
  return quantityplnoun(quantity,noun);
}

public static String quantityplnounCreature ( final int quantity , final String noun ) { if ( noun . equals ( "chicken" ) ) { final String end = plnounCreature ( quantity , noun ) ; return Integer . toString ( quantity ) + " " + end ; } return quantityplnoun ( quantity , noun ) ; }
returns either the plural or singular form of the given noun , depending on the quantity ; also prefixes the quantity . method to prevent collision of items and creatures
