{"id":249261,"date":"2025-07-09T06:29:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T06:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=249261"},"modified":"2025-07-09T06:29:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T06:29:19","slug":"select-the-plural-of-the-foreign-word-given-below","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/09\/select-the-plural-of-the-foreign-word-given-below\/","title":{"rendered":"Select the plural of the foreign word given below"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Select the plural of the foreign word given below: cactus A. cactuses B. cactica C. cactus&#8217;s D. cacti<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct plural form of &#8220;cactus&#8221; is <strong>D. cacti<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explanation:<br>The word &#8220;cactus&#8221; comes from Latin, and in Latin, the plural form of words ending in &#8220;-us&#8221; typically changes to &#8220;-i.&#8221; This rule applies to many Latin-derived words, and &#8220;cactus&#8221; is one of them. So, the plural of &#8220;cactus&#8221; follows the Latin rule, making <strong>cacti<\/strong> the correct plural form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A. cactuses<\/strong>: While this form is commonly used in English, it is not the traditional or most accepted plural. English often adapts foreign words to follow its own grammatical patterns, and &#8220;cactuses&#8221; is an example of this adaptation. However, in formal writing or scientific contexts, &#8220;cacti&#8221; is preferred.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B. cactica<\/strong>: This is not a recognized plural form of &#8220;cactus.&#8221; It does not follow any grammatical rules in Latin or English for pluralizing the word &#8220;cactus.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. cactus&#8217;s<\/strong>: This is the possessive form, not the plural. In English, to show possession for a singular noun, you add an apostrophe and &#8220;s,&#8221; making &#8220;cactus&#8217;s&#8221; the correct possessive form (e.g., &#8220;The cactus&#8217;s spines are sharp.&#8221;) but not the plural.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. cacti<\/strong>: This is the correct and traditional plural form, derived from Latin. It follows the Latin rule of changing &#8220;-us&#8221; to &#8220;-i.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, while &#8220;cactuses&#8221; is occasionally used, the proper and formal plural is <strong>cacti<\/strong>, especially in academic or scientific contexts where precision is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/learnexams-banner6-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-249262\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the plural of the foreign word given below: cactus A. cactuses B. cactica C. cactus&#8217;s D. cacti The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The correct plural form of &#8220;cactus&#8221; is D. cacti. 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