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When should the ves ending be added to form plural nouns?<br />

AWhen the noun ends in a vowel and y<br />
BWhen the noun ends in a consonant and y<br />
CWhen the noun ends in s<br />
DWhen the noun ends in f or fe

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W0lf93

D is the correct answer. The -ves ending is the plural form of many nouns ending in -f or -fe (though not all, for example ‘roofs’). Such examples are ‘knives’ and ‘loaves’. This is a remnant of Old English case marking that has been lost in the majority of modern day English.

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