What is the correct plural of the word 'cidadão'?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Cidadãos, formed by adding -s to the final -ão
- Step 1: Words ending in -ão have three plural patterns: -ões, -ães and -ãos. Step 2. 'Cidadão' belongs to the -ãos group, like 'irmão' and 'mão'. Answer: Cidadãos. Why not the others: Leão-leões and pão-pães follow different patterns.
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