Question

Select the correct plural noun from the given singular form of the noun:
Mohammed has three _________ . (wife)
A) wife
B) wives
C) A & B both
D) none of the above

Answer 1

Hint: To convert a given word into its plural form, a specific set of letters are added to the word. These are added to the end of the given nouns and thus converts the word into its plural form.

Complete answer:
In the given question we are presented with a blank in which we have to fill the most suitable plural form of the given noun. The noun given is the word ‘wife’.
To understand this, let us first see what nouns are. Nouns are words used to identify classes of people, places, animals or things. There are some rules when we change a given noun to plural. In case of the given situation, where the noun ends with ‘-fe’, these words are replaced by ‘-ve’ and then ‘-s’ is added to make it plural.
Hence, the correct answer would have the letters ‘-ves’ at the end instead of ‘-fe’.
Let us take a look at the given options one by one and check which option is the most suitable answer that can be filled in the given blank.
Option ‘A’ is incorrect as it is singular, not plural.
Option ‘B’, wives, fulfills the requirements and is hence, it can be the correct answer.
Option ‘C’ and ‘D’ are incorrect as we already have a correct answer.
Hence, we can see that the correct answer is option ‘B’, wives as the word ends with the letters ‘-ves’ as required.

Note:
For such questions, it is advisable to know the various types of conversions into plural as this would enable you to answer the questions with ease.