Question

My _____ are hurting from jogging after a long time. (foot)
Select the correct plural form from the given singular form of the noun:
(a) foot
(b) foot’s
(c) feets
(d) feet

Answer 1

Hint: Read the sentence and try to guess what it is trying to convey. Now go through the given options and recall what they mean. Choose the one which helps in expressing the context of the given sentence as desired.

Complete answer: Nouns are those words that indicate either the generalized or the particular form of a place, person, thing or an animal.
There are two types of nouns based on the count-
i. Singular nouns- It refers to those nouns that indicate a single count of a noun. They are described with the help of indefinite articles. For example- A girl, a man, etc.
ii. Plural nouns- It refers to those nouns that denote two or more count of a noun. They are described with the help of definite articles and determiners. For example- The girls, the men, etc.
Now, in the context of the given question, we know that foot is a singular noun and the plural noun of ‘foot’ is ‘feet’ because it is an irregular noun.
Let’s look at the given options-
(a) foot- It is an incorrect option because ‘foot’ is a singular noun.
(b) foot’s- It is an incorrect option because ‘foot’ is a singular noun.
(c) feets- It is an incorrect option because we do not put ‘s’ with feet because it is already a plural noun.
(d) feet- It is the correct option because ‘feet’ is the irregular plural form of ‘foot’.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘d’.

Note: Always remember that irregular nouns are those nouns whose plural form is formed by adding distinct suffixes to the singular nouns. For example- Knives, teeth, wolves, etc.