Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word given in brackets:
Several ______ stopped to help the old man when his scooter broke down near Charbagh station in Lucknow. (passer-by)
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → passers-by
Plural of compound nouns:
In a compound noun, the main word takes the plural ending. In passer-by the main word is passer. So passer-by → passers-by. “Passer-bys” is wrong because the -s goes on passer, not on by.
Complete sentence: Several passers-by stopped to help the old man when his scooter broke down near Charbagh station in Lucknow.