Question

fill in the blanks with the correct form of the nouns given in brackets .

1. The two boys stayed in the hostel for one and a half ........................... ( year ).
2. The man is really a wolf in sheep's ........................... ( clothing)
3. The ...................... (chief) of all the organizations met at the venue .
4. The officers' ......................... ( wife) held a meeting of their association .
5. I could not drink the tea , as there was too much ............................. ( sugar) in it .

Answer 1

1. year
2. clothing
3.chiefs
4.wives
5. sugar
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Explanation:

1. Years.

In the question, the noun year is used in plural form because the duration is not in singular form.

2. Clothing.

In this question, an idioms is used, thus, the words in the idioms cannot be changed.

3. Chiefs or chief.

In this sentence, the chief and chiefs both are applicable. The noun chief is suitable when all organization has single chief and the noun chiefs is suitable when each organization have different chief.  

4. Wives.

In this question, the noun wives is used because the plural form is more applicable in this sentence.

5. Sugar.

In this question, the sugar is a collective noun, thus, it is used in singular form.