what are the plural form of the following.1. alumna 2.bacterium 3.commander-in-chief 4.T 5.ox?

Question

1. alumna
2. bacterium
3.commander-in-chief
4.T
5.ox

Answer 1

alumni, bacteria, commanders-in-chief, T's, oxen

Answer 2

1. (should be alumnus) plural is alumni.
2. Bacterium = bacteria.
3. Commander-in-chief = Commanders-in-chief.
4. T = Tees (or in letter form...more than one "T" is "T's".
5. Ox = Oxen.
*6. Fish = Fish.....Deer = Deer....Moose = Moose. Lol.

Answer 3

Just wanted to comment that Tom's is the only correct answer...the confusing thing, I think, about alumnae/i is that alumnae is pronounced the way people normally pronounce alumni (which actually has a long e sound at the end). So when people say aloud that alumnae is the plural of alumna, people assume it's spelled a-l-u-m-n-i. Just a thought.

Fiddlesticks, T's is an acceptable plural of T, though you're right: the apostrophe isn't required. See the rule below (you'll need to scroll down).

imrt70, 'alumna' is the feminine form of 'alumnus'

Answer 4

1) alumnae, alumni is the plural of alumnus
2) bacteria
3) commanders-in-chief
4) T's
5) oxen

Answer 5

The plural of T is Ts, surely - why would it have an apostrophe?

Answer 6

alumnai
bacteria
commanders-in -chief
T's
oxen

Answer 7

1. alumni
2.bacteria
3.commanders-in-chief
4.T's
5.oxen