Choose the appropriate noun form to complete the sentence. Use _____to cut the…
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Choose the appropriate noun form to complete the sentence.
Use _____to cut the shapes out.
- A.
scissor to
- B.
scissor
- C.
scissors to
- D.
scissors
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Correct answer: D
Answer: scissors
Complete sentence: Use scissors to cut the shapes out.
Why this is correct:
'Scissors' is a plural-only noun used for the cutting tool; we do not use 'scissor' as the standard singular form.
Putting 'to' inside the blank (for example, 'scissors to' or 'scissor to') would make the sentence read 'Use scissors to to cut...', repeating 'to' and creating an error.
If a singular expression is needed, say 'a pair of scissors', but in this sentence the correct and concise form is simply 'scissors'.