Question

Select the correct plural noun from the given singular form of the noun:
We are lighting ___ for the party today. (candle)
A) candle
B) Candles
C) A&B both
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: A noun is a term that refers to a particular entity or group of things, such as living beings, locations, behaviour, attributes, states of life, or ideas. However, since a noun is not a semantic category, it cannot be classified according to its meaning. A plural noun is a term that denotes the presence of multiple people, animals, places, things, or ideas.

Complete answer:
When a noun is plural, it means that there are several instances of that noun (while a singular noun indicates that there is just one of the nouns). The majority of plural forms are formed by adding a -s or –es to the end of a singular word. For example, while there is only one dog (singular), there are three dogs (plural).

Now, let us look at the given options:
A) candle: This option is incorrect because ‘candle’ is a singular noun that refers to a light-producing object. It's a singular noun, not a plural noun
B) Candles: This is the correct option. ‘Candles’ is the plural form of ‘candle’.
C) A&B both: This option is incorrect because A is not the correct option as ‘candle’ is a singular noun.
D) None of the above: This option is incorrect because the correct answer is Option B.

Thus, the correct answer is Option ‘B’ i.e, ‘candles’.

Note: Some rules of nouns are:
- Some nouns are singular by definition.
- There is no singular form for certain nouns, but they are still in plural form.
- Singular and plural forms of certain nouns are interchangeable.
- Number-expressing nouns, such as hundred, dozen, and score, are used with numerical adjectives in the singular.