Question

Find the plural form of the noun: Zero
a. zero
b. zeroe
c. zeroes
d. zeroz

Answer 1

Hint: In grammar, for nouns ending in the letter “o”, the plural form is often formed by adding a suffix towards the end, instead of simply adding an “s” at the end. Determine the appropriate suffix.

Complete step-by-step answer:

“Zero” is a number in the number system. The correct plural form for the noun “zero” accept would be option c, i.e. “zeroes”. It is formed by adding the suffix ‘-es’ towards the end of the noun “zero”. Option a, “zero” is not a plural form at all, it is the same word as the noun “zero”.

Option b is incorrect because there is no such word as ‘zeroe’ in the English language, it doesn’t fit in any format of plural words either. This word does not exist.

Option d, “zeroz” doesn’t exist in English language, either. As an example, the noun “hero” can also be written in its plural form as “heroes”.

Note: The word “zeroes” can also be used as a verb, when the need be. To use it in a phrase, “…as she zeroes her sights on the target”. On the other hand, the plural of “zero” is also “zeros”. While it is not incorrect to use “zeroes” as the plural form, one has to be vigilant of the context and hence the form of the word to be used. Therefore, it is important to know the context in which the word is being used.