Question

If "lives" is plural form of noun then what is its singular form

(1) live
(2) life
(3) lively
(4)none of the above is correct

Answer 1

The correct option is option: (2) life

The plurals of ‘lives’ is ‘life’.

Explanation  

It is an irregular noun case. An irregular noun is a noun whose plural is made by changing spelling. For example the plural of word ‘life’ is ‘lives’. On the other hand regular nouns are those nouns whose plurals are made by adding ‘s’ or ‘es’. For example the plural of word ‘boy’ is ‘boys’.

 

The word ‘life’ belongs to the list of irregular nouns. So, its plural is ‘lives’.   

Answer 2

The answer is Option (2): life.

If “lives” is plural form of noun, its singular form is life. This is a noun form.

Option 1 – live – is a verb form and not a noun.

Option 3 – lively – is an adjective and is used to represent something or someone that is very active, energetic or always on the move.