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Question
Write the plural form of the given words.
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
| 1 | food | 6 | commander-in-chief | ||
| 2 | radius | 7 | thesis | ||
| 3 | governor-general | 8 | forum | ||
| 4 | syllabus | 9 | cattle | ||
| 5 | datum | 10 | genius |
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Solution
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
| 1 | food | food | 6 | commander-in-chief | commanders-in-chief |
| 2 | radius | radii | 7 | thesis | theses |
| 3 | governor-general | governors-general | 8 | forum | fora |
| 4 | syllabus | syllabi | 9 | cattle | cattle |
| 5 | datum | Data | 10 | genius | genii |
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