Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
Give me two _______ cakes, please.
A) Piece
B) Pieces
C) Slice
D) Pieces of

Answer 1

Hint:A noun is a word that describes a person, place, thing or idea. For example: cat, socks, ship, hero, monkey and etc.

Complete answer:
To have the appropriate option in the blank we have to understand the singular and plural noun.

Singular noun	Plural noun
Bus	Buses
Cat	Cats
Boat	Boats
Baby	Babies

Let us look into the given option
Option A) Piece – is an incorrect answer because 'Piece' is a singular noun. It does not match with the plural number 'two'. Give me a two piece cake, please. It does not form a complete thought. Hence, it is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Pieces - 'Pieces' is a plural noun. It does not match with the sentence because 'Pieces' is incomplete without 'of'. Give me a two piece cake, please. It does not form a complete thought. Give me a two piece cake, please, which is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Slice – is an incorrect answer because 'slice' is a singular noun. It does not match with the plural number 'two'. Give me a two slice cake, please. It does not form a complete thought. Hence, it is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Pieces of – is the correct answer because 'Pieces' is a plural noun and completes the sentence in meaning. 'Of' is a preposition that answers the question 'two pieces of what?' Here, 'of' connects 'cake' with 'pieces'. Give me two pieces of cake, please. Hence, this is the correct option.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note:In such questions it is very important to have knowledge of singular and plural nouns and have to check the best fit in the sentence. Here, in this question there is a use of prepositions. A preposition connects a noun with a word or a sentence. Here, 'of' connects 'cake' with 'pieces'. So, it gives the complete meaning of the sentence i.e. Give me two pieces of cake, please.