Question

9. List five nouns of foreign origin that retained their original plural endings. Write the noun in singular and plural form.

Answer 1

1.) me

2.) me

3.) myself

4.) I

5.) me

6.) who

7.) whom

8.) whom

9.) a.)alumnus alumni (masculine) alumna alumnae (feminine)

analysis analyses

b.) bacterium bacteria

c.)basis (bases)

d.) crisis (crises)

e.) datum data

f.) diagnosis diagnoses

hypothesis hypotheses

neurosis neuroses

parenthesis parentheses

phenomenon phenomena

psychosis psychoses

synopsis synopses

thesis theses

10.) scissors, proceeds, trousers, goods, riches

11.) men’s

12.) airplane’s

13.) companies’

14.) sheep’s

15.) teeth’s

16.) brothers-in-law’s

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Some few examples of nouns of foreign origin that retained their original plural endings are listed below (The plural form is in bracket)

Axis (Plural form: Axes)
Bacterium (Plural form: Bacteria)
Criterion (Plural form: Criteria)
Crisis (Plural form: Crises)
Datum (Plural form: Data)