Question

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the noun.
The Ambanis are very rich. They have a lot of ____.
(a)money
(b)monies
(c)both a and b
(d)none of these

Answer 1

Hint: The idea conveyed in the above-given statement is that the Ambanis are very prosperous and rich. They have a lot of money and capital. ‘Money’ is an uncountable noun that is not used in the plural form.

Complete answer: As given in the hint, ‘money’ is always followed by a singular verb.
For example- People believe money is grown on trees. Here, we can see the use of a singular verb that suggests that money is an uncountable singular noun.
However, the plural noun of money is monies. Monies act as an uncountable plural noun. For example- My mother has donated these monies to the poor children. Here, we can see the use of a plural verb, ‘these’ that suggests that monies are a plural noun.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
(a)‘money’ is the correct option because it acts as a singular uncountable noun that is modified with the help of determiners.
(b)‘monies’ is an incorrect option because it acts as a plural uncountable noun.
(c)‘both a and b’ is an incorrect option because only option a is correct.
(d)’none of these’ is an incorrect option.
In the given question- We can conclude that the Ambanis are very rich. They have a lot of money. Here, we have used ‘money’ because we can see the use of a determiner.

Note: Keep in mind, one cannot consider money as a countable noun i.e. one money is a wrong statement. Also, both moneys and monies are correct spellings but we tend to use monies as the plural noun of ‘money’.