The noun 'mouse' has an irregular plural form. The singular is 'mouse', and the plural is 'mice'. This applies to the animal. The word 'mouses' is the plural for computer mice. In the sentence 'My cat has caught three ______ (a mouse) today,' referring to the animal, the correct plural form is 'mice'.
Для тестового предложения «Моя кошка поймала трех ______ (мышь) сегодня.» нам нужно преобразовать единственное число существительного «mouse» во множественное. Существительное 'mouse', которое означает «маленькое млекопитающее с короткой шерстью, заостренной мордой и длинным тонким хвостом», обычно имеет нерегулярную множественную форму: MOUSE → MICE. Но будьте внимательны: если значение слова «mouse» — «маленькое мобильное ручное устройство, которое управляет перемещением курсора и выбором функций на экране компьютера», то множественная форма также может быть «mouses».
| Task | My cat has caught three ______ (a mouse) today. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 3 |
| a | mices |
| b | mouses |
| c | mice |
| d | mouse |
| comment | For the test sentence ‘My cat has caught three ______ (a mouse) today.’ we need to transform the singular form of the noun ‘mouse’ into the plural form. The noun 'mouse' that means ‘a small mammal with short fur, a pointed face, and a long, thin tail’ usually has the irregular plural form: MOUSE → MICE.But be attentive: if the meaning of the word ‘mouse’ is ‘a small mobile manual device that controls movement of the cursor and selection of functions on a computer display’, the plural form can also be ‘mouses’. |
| topic | nouns |
| level | 1 |
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