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Catherine
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Catherine asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 9 years ago

Spellling of plurals - those aged 16 and over, please?

I would like to try a little survey. Please can you state the following:

1. Your age.

2. Male or female

3. What GCSE grade you achieved in English, or if you have not taken this yet, the grade you are expected to achieve.

4. Please spell the plurals of the following words:

Bus

Business

Chair

Donkey

Echo

Fish

Potato

Tomato

Family

University

Ostrich

Monkey

Baby

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Thank you. I look forward to the answers.

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  • Nacirema
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    This looks fun ;)

    1. 20

    2. Male

    3. I'm not 100% sure, but most likely a B.

    4. (Plurals)

    Buses

    Businesses

    Chairs

    Donkeys

    Echoes

    Fishes (can be Fish or Fishes, depends on if you're talking about various species)

    Potatoes

    Tomatoes

    Families

    Universities

    Ostriches

    Monkeys

    Babies

    Replies

    (A few words of advice. I suggest you give these surveys out in person, because spell check defeats the purpose of seeing how many mistakes people make.)

  • barbara v
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Female

    Straight A's

    Buses

    Businesses

    Chairs

    Donkeys

    Echoes

    Fish

    Potatoes

    Tomatoes

    Families

    Universities

    Ostriches

    Monkeys

    Babies

    Replies

  • ?
    Lv 4
    9 years ago

    1. 35

    2. Male

    3. A

    4.

    Busses

    Businesses

    Chairs

    Donkeys

    Echoes

    Fishes

    Potatoes

    Tomatoes

    Families

    Universities

    Ostriches

    Monkeys

    Babies

    Replies

    Source(s): Didn't use autocorrect!
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Female

    I got an A/A* in English

    Buses

    Buisinesses

    Chairs

    Donkeys

    Echoes

    Fishes

    Potatoes

    Tomatoes

    Families

    Universities

    Ostriches

    Monkeys

    Babies

    Replies

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  • Smilingandforeverhappy
    9 years ago

    1. 15 and 10 months (I know you said 16 or over, but hopefully that's close enough)

    2. Female

    3. I'm from Ireland, so we don't do GCSEs, but I am doing higher level English. I'll probably get a C.

    4. Plurals of words:

    Buses

    Businesses

    Chairs

    Donkeys

    Echo

    Fish OR it can also be fishes

    Potatoes

    Tomatoes

    Families

    Universities

    Ostriches

    Monkeys

    Babies

    Replies

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Male. 65 years. 'O' Level English (around a B grade in GCSE). Lived in Britain most of my life, 3 years in Australia in early 1970s.

    Buses (transport) Probably busses in computers, I am not certain.

    Businessess

    Chairs

    Donkeys

    Echoes

    Fish or (much less commonly) fishes (Song by Frankie Howard in the early 1950s - "Three Little Fishes [who swam over the dam]")

    Potatoes

    Tomatoes

    Families

    Universities

    Ostriches

    Monkeys

    Babies

    Replies

  • Slo Mo Guy
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    19

    male

    C

    Busses

    Businesses

    chairs

    Donkies

    echoes

    Fishes

    Potatoes

    Tomatoes

    Families

    Universities

    Ostriches

    Monkies

    Babies

    Replies

    Hmmmm i don't think they are all right meh nevermind

    Source(s): i'm a dumbass
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