Question

31. Arrange the following words under proper headings. 8 x 1/4 = 2M

Crises, Syllabi, theses, diognoses, fungi, data errata, species

Latin plurals Greek plurals

1) .................................. 1) ..................................

2) .................................. 2) ..................................

3) .................................. 3) ..................................

4) .................................. 4) ..................................​

Answer 1

Answer:

theses,syllabi,diognoses,fungi

Explanation:

crises,data errata,species

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct arrangement of the given words is as follows:

    Latin Plurals                           Greek Plurals

i)   Syllabi                                     Crises

ii)   Fungi                                      Theses

iii)  Data                                        Diagnoses

iv)  Errata

v)   Species

Explanation:

We know that the words- Crisis, Thesis, Diagnosis are Greek words, so following the Greek rules of converting into plurals, we will replace the words ending with '-is' by '-es'. Similarly, the words- Syllabus, Fungus, Datum, Erratum, Species are words with Latin roots, thus following the Latin rules of conversion into plural, we will replace the words ending with '-us' / '-um' by '-i' / '-a'. The only exception here is the word, 'species' which is a Latin word which can both be used for singulars as well as plurals.

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