Question

Select the plural of the foreign word given below :
Analysis
A. Analysis’
B. Analysises
C. Analysises’s a
D. Analyses

Answer 1

Hint: This question tests the vocabulary of the students and their ability to spell words correctly. Read the given word and recall what it means, then go through the given options. Pronunciate each one of them, out loud, by following the punctuations written. Eliminate the words which are grammatically incorrect.

Complete answer:
Option A: Analysis' is not the plural form of analysis. Since option A has an apostrophe and an apostrophe is a small punctuation mark ( ' ) placed after a noun to show that the noun owns something. The apostrophe will always be placed either before or after an 's' at the end of the noun owner. Always the noun owner will be followed (usually immediately) by the thing it owns. Therefore Option A makes no sense and it’s incorrect.

Option B: 'Analysises' is the misconstruction of the correct word 'analyses'. There's no such word as analysises in the dictionary. Hence, Option B is also wrong.

Option C: Again, this option C is grammatically wrong. Thus, it's not an appropriate option to be chosen.

Option D is the appropriate answer. Most nouns are made plural simply by adding the letter 's' to
the end of the word. The word analysis is a bit different. The plural form of analysis is 'analyses' .
'Analyses' is plural for analysis, meaning it refers to multiple studies, reports, examinations, etc.


Thus the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note:
The Simplest Trick to Remember the Difference between Analysis and Analyses -
-Not sure if you will be able to remember when to use analysis or analyses? If you can remember this
simple trick, you will be all set.
-Analysis is the singular form of the word, meaning it refers to a single study, report, examination,
etc.
-If you look at the word analysis, it ends in the same few letters that the word singular begins with.
-Analysis is singular. Both words have an “s-i” in them.