Understanding Surprising Plurals in English

What is the opposite of a plural noun?

• Dual

• Singular

• Collective

• Multiple

Which of the following is always treated as plural in English?

• Nobody

• Person

• People

• Everyone

How should the verb be conjugated with 'everyone'?

• Everyone liking

• Everyone likes

• Everyone liked

• Everyone like

Which phrase requires a plural noun?

• Each of the

• None of the

• Some of the

• All of the

Which of the following is an uncountable noun?

• Vocabularies

• Advices

• Slangs

• Information

Which of the following is a correct statement about 'shrimp'?

• Shrimps is the correct plural form

• Shrimp is both singular and plural

• Shrimps are only used in British English

• Shrimp is only singular

What is the correct plural form of 'woman'?

• Womanses

• Women

• Womens

• Womans

Which word is used to describe more than one 'tooth'?

• Toothes

• Toothies

• Teeth

• Tooths

What is a common alternative to 'child' and 'children'?

• Offspring and offsprings

• Young and youngs

• Kid and kids

• Minor and minors

What is a strategy to avoid confusion with 'woman' and 'women'?

• Use 'miss' and 'misses'

• Use 'lady' and 'ladies'

• Use 'female' and 'females'

• Use 'girl' and 'girls'