Multiple choice

Directions: Pick the odd one out.

Diagnosis, paralysis, axis, emphasis, alibis

  1. Diagnosis

  2. Paralysis

  3. Axis

  4. Emphasis

  5. Alibis
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The four words - diagnosis, paralysis, axis, and emphasis– follow the same rule while forming the plurals (change –is into –es) Thus, the plural forms of these words are - diagnoses, paralyses, axes and emphases. The word ‘alibis’ is an odd one here since it is already in the plural form. The word ‘alibis’ is the plural of the noun – alibi.

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