alleryWhich option correctly treats a word as a word rather than as a grammatical part of the sentence?
A"Cats" are the plural form of cat.
B"Can't" are the contraction for cannot.
C"Cats" is the plural form of cat.
D"Cannot" have the same meaning as can't.
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. "Cats" is the plural form of cat.
When a word is mentioned as a word, it is treated as singular.
So "Cats" is the plural form of cat is correct.
Options A and B wrongly use plural verbs with quoted words.
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