Question

in which sentence is the underlined word spelled correctly?
o a. we heard that nearly half of the alumni at the reunion came down with the same illness.
o b. the twenty alumnus at the event spent the entire night talking about the nucleus of a cell.
o c. this year, the alumnuses made generous donations to the university.
o d. all of the above

Explanation:

• Option A: “alumni” is the correct plural form for a group of male and female graduates.
• Option B: “alumnus” is singular (male graduate). With “twenty” (plural count), it's incorrect.
• Option C: “alumnuses” is an incorrect plural form. The correct plural for male graduates is “alumni” (also used as a gender - neutral plural in common usage).

Answer:

A. We heard that nearly half of the alumni at the reunion came down with the same illness.