Standard English ConventionsHardPlural 'phenomena'
Standard English Conventions practice question
These ____ have puzzled astronomers for decades.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. phenomenaCorrect
- B. phenomenon
- C. phenomenas
- D. phenomenons
Answer: A. phenomena
'These' and 'have' are plural, so the noun must be plural: 'phenomena', the plural of 'phenomenon'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. phenomenon
- 'phenomenon' is singular.
- C. phenomenas
- 'phenomenas' adds an -s to a word that is already plural.
- D. phenomenons
- 'phenomenons' is not the standard plural.
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