Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I (Nouns) | List-II (How the plural is formed) |
|---|---|
| (A) Valley | (I) Changes -y to -ies |
| (B) Spy | (II) Adds -es after -ch |
| (C) Epoch | (III) Keeps the -y and adds -s |
| (D) Church | (IV) Adds only -s, although it ends in -ch |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Valley | (III) Keeps the -y and adds -s | Valley has a vowel (e) before the y. So it keeps the y and adds -s: valley → valleys. |
| (B) Spy | (I) Changes -y to -ies | Spy has a consonant (p) before the y. So the y changes to -ies: spy → spies. |
| (C) Epoch | (IV) Adds only -s, although it ends in -ch | In epoch the ch is said as “k”. So it takes only -s: epoch → epochs. An epoch is a long period of history. |
| (D) Church | (II) Adds -es after -ch | In church the ch has its usual “ch” sound. So it takes -es: church → churches. |