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Plural Word Forms (Basic)

Q: Match the words in Column A with words in Column B to form collocations.Column AColumn BWeakStrongLightHeavyManLunch

Weak - ManStrong - ManLight - LunchHeavy - Lunch

Q: The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the error and the correction in your answer-book against the correct blank number. Error CorrectionThe passengers were waiting at theplatform when five policemen rushing (a)into difference compartments of the (b)train. After sometimes one of them (c)comes out with two young men. (d) ______ _______ ______ _______ ______ _______ ______ _______

(a) rushing | rushed - This sentence describes an incident happened in the past. So, it should be written in simple past tense.(b) difference | different - Here, compartment is a noun and different tells more about in which compartments policemen rushed into.(c) sometimes | sometime - The incident happened after sometime, which denotes a certain period of time. Sometimes denotes frequency of something happens, whereas here, we need a time period and not frequency.(d) comes | came - The context tells about an incident which happened in past. So, came is appropriate here.

Q: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.He ___________ television every evening.

The correct answer is Option B.As a rule, a singular subject/noun is followed by the plural form of the relevant verb.HE is a single person watching television. Hence, WATCHES is the correct word that completes the sentence.The remaining options are incorrect because:Option A: WATCH can be used if the subject plural in number.Option C and D: SEE and BUY are incorrect verbs associated with the word TELEVISION.Hence Option B is the correct answer.

Q: Choose the word with the incorrect spelling:

Boroww is the correct option as it is the incorrectly spelt word. The correct spelling is borrow.Blight is a disease so characterized.Blithe is without thought or regard; carefree; heedless.Bandit is a robber, especially a member of a gang.

Q: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.There was a sudden __________ of lightning, which lit up the whole street.

Lightning is defined as a flash of light that is caused by the discharge of electricity in the atmosphere. An example of lightning is the flash of light often seen before the thunder is heard.Lightning happens in a flash. So, option C is correct and the other options are incorrect because they do not provide the correct information.

Q: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:I will be leaving for Delhi tonight and _________ to return by this weekend.

Option B: 'Plan' means 'an intention or decision about what one is going to do'. Here the person 'I' expresses his intention of 'returning this weekend'.Hence this word forms a complete meaningful sentence and option B is correct.Option A: 'Waiting' is 'be ready for an action that has been delayed'.Option C: 'Going' refers to an action that will happen for sure in the indefinite future. The future here is definite 'this weekend'.Option D: 'Likely' means 'probable, might happen'.Option E: 'Making' means 'creating or producing something'.These words are not the most suitable to the sentence in meaning and relevance.Hence options A, C, D and E are incorrect.

Q: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.You must __________ facts and not try to run away from the unpleasant truth.

If you face the truth or face the facts, you accept that something is true. If you face someone with the truth or with the facts, you try to make them accept that something is true. ... If you cannot face something, you do not feel able to do it because it seems so difficult or unpleasant.Thus, option B is correct and the other options are not because they do not provide the correct information.

Q: Choose the correct spelling.

Only the word "gallows" among the options has a definite meaning, that is, execution by hanging. The rest of the words do not carry any meaning, as they are misspelt. Hence, Option A is correct.

Q: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I just __________ to stop the child from running into the road.

When somebody brings a situation under control, that is said to be managing a situation. In this context, the person manages to stop the child from running into the road. So, option D is correct and the other options are not because they do not provide the correct answer.

Q: Choose the correct word(s) that correctly completes the sentence.He was sent to the prison for his ______.

Let’s examine the sentence: “He was sent to the prison for his ______.” The sentence says that he was sent to jail and so we can assume that he committed something unlawful. As a legal action of imprisonment has taken place, a legal word is required by the sentence to specify the unlawful action. Such a legal word of unlawful action is “crime.” Other options, i.e. “sin,” “vice,” and “guilt,” are not legal words and do not denote an unlawful action. Hence, “crime” is the appropriate word required in the blank in the sentence. So, Option C is the correct answer.

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Foreign Word Plurals

There are many words in the English language that have been derived from foreign languages like Latin or Greek.
These words have two possible spellings for their plural forms: the English spelling and the foreign plural spelling.
For example:
Word: formula, Latin plural: formulae, English plural: formulas

Some words have only the Latin plural spelling.
For example:
larva - larvae; alga - algae
For words which have a Greek origin, we change them to their plural forms by replacing the -is at the end with -es.
For example:
analysis - analyses
crisis - crises

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What are Irregular Plurals?

Most English nouns form their plural by adding either -s (books, bands, bells) or -es (boxes, bunches, batches). These plural forms are said to follow a regular pattern. These noun forms are called regular plurals.

But not all nouns forms follow this regular pattern. In fact, some of the most common English nouns have irregular plural forms such as woman/women and child/children.

These noun forms that follow this irregular pattern in order to form their plurals are called irregular plurals.

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Choose the correct word(s) that correctly completes the sentence.
He was sent to the prison for his ______.

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	Error	Correction
The passengers were waiting at the platform when five policemen rushing (a) into difference compartments of the (b) train. After sometimes one of them (c) comes out with two young men. (d)
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