Ask ten people to fill out the survey shown below. Then, check two dictionaries to
see what plural forms each dictionary provides. Finally, summarize and analyze
your survey results about how speakers form the plural of these borrowed and/or
irregular nouns, particularly compared to the dictionary results.
one syllabus, many _________
one ox, many _________
one fish, many _________
one antenna, many _________
one hippopotamus, many _________
one octopus, many _________
one nucleus, many _________
one focus, many _________