Question

Identify the plural form of the word “recess” from the options given below:
a) recesses
b) recess’es
c) recess
d) recess’s

Answer 1

Hint: The plural form of a word is the form of a word that is used to denote more than one.
For example bike-bikes
call-calls
lie-lies

Complete answer:
In the given question, the word recess refers to a pause from doing something; a state of abeyance or suspended business.

Let us look at the usage of the given word-
The kids love to play football in their school recess.

Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'recesses', refers to the plural form of the noun ‘recess’ which ends in ‘ss’.
So, the correct answer is “Option a” as nouns ending in ‘ss’ often have the ending of ‘es’ in the plural form

Option (b.), ‘recess’es', refers to a grammatically incorrect word as no plural form of a noun ends in -’es.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect.

Option (c.), ‘recess', refers to the singular form of the noun ‘recess’.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as we need the plural form and not the singular form of ‘recess’.

Option (d.), ‘recess’s', refers to the possessive form of the given noun ‘recess’.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as we need the plural form of ‘recess’.

Note:
For this type of question, here are some rules for plural noun forms-
To make regular nouns plural, add -s to the end. If the singular noun ends in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, add -es to the end to make it plural. In some cases, singular nouns ending in -s or -z, require that you double the -s or -z before adding the -es for pluralization.