The correct answer is: [C]: "puppies".
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Step-by-step explanation:
In this case, the single noun is "puppy".
To write the "plural" form:
Follow this rule:
"Change the —y to an —i ;
and add "—e s " .
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This is the general rule for changing singular English nouns to the plural form when BOTH:
1) The single noun ends in " —y ; {such as: " puppy " };
and :
2) There is a consonant letter before the " —y " in the single noun form;
{such as: " puppy "}.
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So: Given the single noun: " puppy" ; Let's write the the plural noun.
We see that this ends with the letter " —y " ;
and that the letter before the letter "—y " —is a "p" ;
→ and that the letter "p" is a consonant letter [not a vowel].
So: We change the " —y " in "puppy" ; to an: "—i ";
→ "puppi" {not a word}; and then add "—es " ; as follows:
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⇒ " puppies " ; our correct answer!
→ which is: Answer choice: [C]: " puppies ".
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