Question

Select the correct plural noun from the given singular form of the noun-
There are so many ____ in this jungle. (fox)
a)Fox
b)Fox’s
c)Foxes
d)Foxes’

Answer 1

Hint: Regular plural nouns are used to specify that there is more than one person, thing, animal, or place in the sentence.

Complete step-by-step answer:

As given in the hint, there are two main nouns that specify the quantity of a noun.
Let’s look at the above-given sentence: We can understand that the sentence specifies a large number of foxes living in the jungle.
Given below are the possessive case of the plural and singular nouns:
● The possessive case of a singular noun is made by adding an apostrophe and a ‘s’ at the end of the word.
● The possessive case of a plural noun is made by adding only an apostrophe when the noun ends in ‘s’, but we add both an apostrophe and a ‘s’ if the noun ends in any other letter than ‘s’.
Now, let’s examine the given options:
a)Fox- It is the singular noun of a fox. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
b)Fox’s- It is used to show the possession case of the fox (singular noun). Hence, it is an incorrect option.
c)Foxes- It is the plural noun of the fox. Hence, it is the correct option.
d)Foxes’- It is used to show the possession case of foxes (plural noun). Hence, it is an incorrect option.
The correct answer is Option ‘c’.

Note: It is important to remember the rules of apostrophes and possessive cases to avoid getting confused between the possessive case of plural and a singular noun.