diff --git a/lib/puppet/pops/label_provider.rb b/lib/puppet/pops/label_provider.rb
index e8a75a784..3581c6183 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/pops/label_provider.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/pops/label_provider.rb
@@ -1,71 +1,76 @@
 # Provides a label for an object.
 # This simple implementation calls #to_s on the given object, and handles articles 'a/an/the'.
 #
 class Puppet::Pops::LabelProvider
   VOWELS = %w{a e i o u y}
   SKIPPED_CHARACTERS = %w{" '}
   A = "a"
   AN = "an"
 
   # Provides a label for the given object by calling `to_s` on the object.
   # The intent is for this method to be overridden in concrete label providers.
   def label o
     o.to_s
   end
 
   # Produces a label for the given text with indefinite article (a/an)
   def a_an o
     text = label(o)
     "#{article(text)} #{text}"
   end
 
   # Produces a label for the given text with indefinite article (A/An)
   def a_an_uc o
     text = label(o)
     "#{article(text).capitalize} #{text}"
   end
 
   # Produces a label for the given text with *definitie article* (the).
   def the o
     "the #{label(o)}"
   end
 
   # Produces a label for the given text with *definitie article* (The).
   def the_uc o
     "The #{label(o)}"
   end
 
+  # Appends 's' to (optional) text if count != 1 else an empty string
+  def plural_s(count, text = '')
+    count == 1 ? text : "#{text}s"
+  end
+
   private
 
   # Produces an *indefinite article* (a/an) for the given text ('a' if
   # it starts with a vowel) This is obviously flawed in the general
   # sense as may labels have punctuation at the start and this method
   # does not translate punctuation to English words. Also, if a vowel is
   # pronounced as a consonant, the article should not be "an".
   #
   def article s
     article_for_letter(first_letter_of(s))
   end
 
   def first_letter_of(string)
     char = string[0,1]
     if SKIPPED_CHARACTERS.include? char
       char = string[1,1]
     end
 
     if char == ""
       raise Puppet::DevError, "<#{string}> does not appear to contain a word"
     end
 
     char
   end
 
   def article_for_letter(letter)
     downcased = letter.downcase
     if VOWELS.include? downcased
       AN
     else
       A
     end
   end
 end