The plural of 'staff' can be: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The plural of 'staff' can be:
A. staff
B. staffs
C. both depending on meaning
D. staves
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Staff (employees) -> staffs; staff (stick) -> staves.

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Question #1
Identify the error: 'She has a twenty-year old son.'
A. No error
B. twenty-year
C. a
D. old

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Correct form is 'twenty-year-old' with hyphens. Without the final hyphen, it might still be accepted, but usually 'a twenty-year-old son'. So 'twenty-year-old' is hyphenated. The option has 'twenty-year old', missing a hyphen. So error at 'twenty-year' if not fully hyphenated. I'll say no error in colloquial writing, but standard exam expects 'a twenty-year-old son'. So error is that it should be 'twenty-year-old'. So 'twenty-year' is incomplete. I'll mark B.

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Question #2
The feminine of 'stallion' is:
A. filly
B. horse
C. colt
D. mare

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Mare.

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Question #3
What is the plural of 'focus'?
A. focus
B. both A and B
C. foci
D. focuses

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Both.

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