Tag: softskills

Mice is the correct irregular plural of mouse. The sentence '___ were crawling' requires plural subject. 'Mouses' is incorrect (mouse is irregular), 'Mices' is never correct, and 'Mouse' is singular. Mice belongs to the same irregular plural pattern as tooth → teeth and foot → feet - Germanic vowel change.

Baggage is an uncountable noun - it has no plural form and stays the same whether referring to one bag or many. 'Baggages' is incorrect, 'pieces of baggage' is awkward phrasing, and 'baggage's' is possessive. Other uncountable nouns include luggage, furniture, equipment, and advice - they never take -s.

Echo is a noun that ends in -o, and like other similar words (potato, tomato, hero, torpedo), it forms its plural by adding -es to become echoes. This pattern follows standard English rules for words ending in consonant + o. Echos would be incorrect because it doesn't follow the -es rule, echos' is possessive (not plural), and echoses is not a valid English word form.

Monkey is a regular noun that forms its plural by simply adding -s to become monkeys. Option A (Monkies) uses -ies which is incorrect because monkey doesn't end in consonant + y. Option B (Monkey's) is possessive singular, not plural. Option D (Monkeis) is not a valid spelling. The correct plural follows the basic rule: add -s to words not ending in s, x, z, ch, sh, or consonant + y.

Striated means marked with stripes, grooves, or bands - it comes from the Latin stria meaning furrow or channel. This makes it the perfect match for the definition. Suppliant means pleading earnestly (unrelated). Cabal means a secret political clique (unrelated). Epitome means a perfect example or embodiment (unrelated).

Affinity means a natural liking, sympathy, or close connection between people or things. It perfectly matches the definition of close connection or relationship. Florid means elaborately decorated or excessively ornate (unrelated). Unfeigned (note: typo in option) means sincere or genuine - should be Unfeigned (unrelated). Trudge means to walk slowly and with heavy steps (unrelated).

Peccadillo means a minor fault or sin, a small weakness in character. It comes from Spanish and literally means 'little sin.' This matches the definition perfectly. Truculence means aggressive or cruel behavior (unrelated). Foolproof means infallible (unrelated). Bewilder means to confuse or puzzle (unrelated - verb vs noun mismatch).