Plural Nouns Exercises PDFSet 6: Compound Noun Plurals
20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.All of her ___ came to the wedding.
a) sister-in-lawsb) sisters-in-lawc) sisters-in-lawsd) sister-in-law
2.Two ___ stopped to watch the street performer.
a) passer-bysb) passer-biesc) passers-byd) passers-bys
3.The ___ received silver medals at the ceremony.
a) runners-upb) runner-upsc) runners-upsd) runner-up
4.The magazine has had three ___ in the past decade.
a) editor-in-chiefsb) editors-in-chiefsc) editor-in-chievesd) editors-in-chief
5.Both of my ___ are dentists.
a) brother-in-lawsb) brothers-in-lawsc) brothers-in-lawd) brother-in-law
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.sisters-in-law
2.passers-by
3.runners-up
4.editors-in-chief
5.brothers-in-law
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."sisters-in-law"(b)
In hyphenated compound nouns, pluralise the main noun (head noun). 'Sister' is the main noun: sister-in-law → sisters-in-law.
2."passers-by"(c)
In hyphenated compound nouns, pluralise the main noun. 'Passer' is the main noun: passer-by → passers-by.
3."runners-up"(a)
In hyphenated compound nouns, pluralise the main noun. 'Runner' is the main noun: runner-up → runners-up.
4."editors-in-chief"(d)
In hyphenated compound nouns, pluralise the main noun. 'Editor' is the main noun: editor-in-chief → editors-in-chief.
5."brothers-in-law"(c)
In hyphenated compound nouns, pluralise the main noun. 'Brother' is the main noun: brother-in-law → brothers-in-law.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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