Question

Select the correct plural noun from the given singular form of the noun:
Let’s go to the market and buy _______ (tomato).
a)tomatoes
b)tomato
c)a and b both
d)tomatos

Answer 1

Hint: You must focus on spelling of the plural form of tomato.

Complete step by step answer:
According to the general rules of English grammar, the plural noun of ‘tomato’ is ‘tomatoes’. Hence option a is the correct option. Although there is no specific rule that can be applied to determine the plural noun, there are some standards applied to few words like ‘tomato’ and ‘potato’. The rule provides that if a noun ends with ‘o’ and has a consonant just before ‘o’, its plural form generally ends with ‘es’. But the rule cannot be applied uniformly for all such words. For example, the plural form of the word ‘zero’ is ‘zeros’ and not ‘zeroes’ despite the fact that it ends with ‘o’ with a consonant just before ‘o’. So, one has to learn and remember the cases in which the ‘es’ rule may be made applicable.

Options b is incorrect because it states the word in its singular form and option d is incorrect because it misspells the plural noun of ‘tomato’. Since, option b is incorrect, option c is also incorrect.

Note: Do not confuse the spelling of tomatoes in options a and d.