Question

Select the correct plural noun from the given singular form of the noun.
We saw so many ___________ in the field. (buffalo)
A) Buffalo
B) Buffalo’s
C) Buffaloes
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint:Singular means one and plurals means many or more than one. In order to make singular into plural it basically depends on what letter the singular noun ends with. We can add ‘s’ and ‘es’ at the end of the word.

Complete answer:
Option A) Buffalo – is an incorrect answer because ‘buffalo’ is simply a singular noun. So, we cannot use this option in the blank. Thus, this is an incorrect choice as the plural of buffalo is not buffalo.
Option B) Buffalo’s – is an incorrect answer because ‘buffalo’s’ is again a singular noun. So, this option is an incorrect choice.
Option C) Buffaloes – is the correct answer because the plural form of buffalo is buffaloes. This is the best choice to put it in the blank.
Option D) None of the above – this option is null or void because the correct answer lies in option C.
We saw so many buffaloes in the field. (buffalo)

Hence the correct answer is option C.

Note:Nouns are the words that name people, things, places, animals, etc. When a noun ends with an 'o', we form the plural noun by adding 'es' to it. So, the plural of buffalo is buffaloes. Rules of converting singular noun into plural noun are-
1:- To make regular nouns plural add ‘s’ to the end of the word. For example: student – plural form is students.
2:- If the singular noun ends with -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, add -es to the end to make it plural. For example: calf – plural form is calves.