Question

Select the most suitable option with the plural form of the noun in brackets:
I need to buy a few ________ (scarf)

A)scarves
B)scarfs
C)A & B both
D)scarf's

Answer 1

Hint: A certain letter is added to the end of a given noun in order to convert 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 ‘scarf’.
Nouns are words used to identify a class of people, places, animals, or things. There are some rules when we change a given noun to plural. In the case of the given situation, where the noun ends with ‘-f’, 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 ‘-f’. But, for certain words such as the ones given, both ‘-ves’ and ‘-s’ is accepted at the end of the word as a plural. The only difference between the two is in their pronunciation. ‘Scarves’ is pronounced with a ‘v’ sound while ‘scarfs’ is pronounced with an ‘f’ sound.
Let us take a look at the given options.
Option ‘A’ and option ‘B’ scarves are correct answers.
option ‘D’, scarf’s are incorrect as it does not follow the given rule.
Hence, since ‘A’ and ‘B’ are correct, the correct answer is option ‘C’ A & B both, as both can be used.

Note: For such questions, it is advisable to know the various types of conversions into plural.