Question

Rewrite the sentences according to the instructions given in brackets
1. Nafisa's sister was sitting on a chair. (Change the singular to plural nouns. Make other necessary changes.)

2. The students' books have been misplaced. (Change the plural nouns singular nouns. Make other necessary changes.)
nisplaced. (Change the plural nouns to
3. The tigers' food was served in large bowls. (Change the plural nouns to
singular nouns. Make other necessary changes.)
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Answer 1

Answer:

1.Naifisa's sisters were sitting on a chair

2.The student' book has been misplaced

3.The tiger'food is served in large bowl

Answer 2

Answer:

1. “Nafisa's sister was sitting on a chair.”  

Nafisa’s sisters were sitting on chairs.

2. “The students' books have been misplaced.”

The student’s book has been misplaced

3. “The tigers' food was served in large bowls.”

The ‘tiger’s food’ was served in a large bowl.

Explanation:

• While interchanging the nouns from singular to plural, by adding –s to the singular nouns, plural nouns are formed.
• For words ending with ‘o’, -es is added to form plurals. For singular nouns ending with –s, -x, -sh, -ch and –y are added with –es to form plural nouns. Some words ending with –ef or –fe takes –es at the end to form plurals.
• The ‘possessive form of nouns’ should also be changed accordingly while interchanging from singular to plural or vice versa.
• The verbs also should change according to the “singular or plural” nouns because the subject should agree with the verb in a sentence.