Examples:
Adjective: divine. Derived Noun: divinity, divinities.
Other nouns: commune. Derived Noun: community, communities.
Verb: indemnify. Derived Noun: Indemnity, Indemnities.
Here is a small test based on the plural nouns ending in 'nities'. Just fill up the blanks. To see the suggested answers, hover your mouse on the word 'ANSWERS' at the end of the question box.
QUESTION BOX
1: Can ___nities dictate terms to individuals? .
2: Cash security deposits are better than ____nities.
3: Every religion has its own set of ___nities.
4: Religious ____nities are not free of economic considerations, when they are approached for donations.
5: Shakespeare's quest was for revelry; he did not attach much value to the three ___nities of Aristotlean drama.
6: Some indignant women suffer from ____nities and tears.
7: The Queen of England enjoys certain ____nities and privileges.
8: We have to pay royal charges for getting royal ___nities.
9: Women's ___nities die, when the women die.
10: Chance ___nities make us known to others, and still more to ourselves- Rochefoucauld .
11: Those many that need pity, and those ___nities of people that refuse to pity, are miserable upon a several charge.
12: The wise man makes more ____nities than he finds .
13: The ____nities of the law are to be observed .
14: we should not miss ____nities that come along.
15. Cities and Palaces have ____nities; do they have hearts?
16. ___ nities have become the cinderella of the modern colleges and Universities.
17. Do writers suffer from ___nities in the hands of publishing houses?
18. Humanity passes through ____ nities through cycles of life and death.
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