{"id":254201,"date":"2025-07-12T11:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T11:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=254201"},"modified":"2025-07-12T11:50:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T11:50:48","slug":"identify-the-plural-form-of-the-following-noun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/12\/identify-the-plural-form-of-the-following-noun\/","title":{"rendered":"Identify the plural form of the following noun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Identify the plural form of the following noun: city [Intermediate] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A. cities B. citys C. citiez D. None of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>A. cities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To form the plural of most nouns in English, the standard rule is to add <strong>-s<\/strong> to the singular form. However, for words ending in <strong>-y<\/strong> that are preceded by a consonant, the <strong>-y<\/strong> changes to <strong>-ies<\/strong>. In this case, the word &#8220;city&#8221; ends in <strong>-y<\/strong> and is preceded by the consonant <strong>-t<\/strong>, so the plural form becomes <strong>cities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s break down the options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A. cities<\/strong>: This is the correct plural form. As mentioned earlier, when a word ends with <strong>-y<\/strong> and is preceded by a consonant, we replace the <strong>-y<\/strong> with <strong>-ies<\/strong> to form the plural.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B. citys<\/strong>: This is incorrect because we don\u2019t simply add <strong>-s<\/strong> when a word ends in <strong>-y<\/strong> with a preceding consonant. Instead, the <strong>-y<\/strong> must change to <strong>-ies<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. citiez<\/strong>: This is incorrect because <strong>-z<\/strong> is not the correct plural ending in English. Pluralizing words like &#8220;city&#8221; requires the <strong>-ies<\/strong> ending, not <strong>-iez<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. None of the above<\/strong>: This is incorrect because option <strong>A<\/strong>, <strong>cities<\/strong>, is indeed the right plural form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The rule for pluralizing nouns ending in <strong>-y<\/strong> is a part of the broader set of rules for regular noun pluralization. However, it&#8217;s important to note that this rule applies only when the <strong>-y<\/strong> is preceded by a consonant. If the word ends in <strong>-y<\/strong> but is preceded by a vowel (like &#8220;boy&#8221; or &#8220;day&#8221;), the plural is formed by simply adding <strong>-s<\/strong>: boys, days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identify the plural form of the following noun: city [Intermediate] A. cities B. citys C. citiez D. None of the above The correct answer and explanation is: The correct answer is A. cities. To form the plural of most nouns in English, the standard rule is to add -s to the singular form. 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