C PROGRAMMING Create a program that is asking the user for an input that\'s noun

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C PROGRAMMING

Create a program that is asking the user for an input that's noun and than prints out its plural form.

The following rules below will be used for making nouns plural.

Ends            Plural Form

ch, sh, s, x, or z

Add es

vowel and y

Add s

a consonant and y

Y becomes ies

f or fe

Becomes ves

All others

Add s

-The case of each character should be preserved

-You may only use %s format specifier to display your string

-The user will only enter alphabetical characters

-No words wil be bigger than 10 characters

* Don't forget to be restoring the null character at the end of the string

Examples

Please enter a word: boy

The plural from of boy is boys.

Please enter a word: loaf

The plural from of loaf is loaves.

Please enter a word: moose

The plural from of moose is mooses.

ch, sh, s, x, or z

Add es

vowel and y

Add s

a consonant and y

Y becomes ies

f or fe

Becomes ves

All others

Add s

Explanation / Answer

#include #include #define max_word 20 /* prototypes */ void pluralize (char word[]); int main (void) { char noun[max_word]; /* stores temporary word entered by user */ printf("Enter a noun in singular form: "); scanf("%s", noun); while (strcmp(noun, "done") != 0) { pluralize (noun); printf("The plural form is %s ", noun); } return; } void pluralize (char word[]) { int length; char noun; length=1; length = strlen(word); if (word[length - 1] == 'y') { word[length - 1] = 'i'; word[length] = 'e'; word[length + 1] = 's'; word[length + 2] = ''; } /* if word ends in "s" "ch" or "sh" add "es" */ else if (word[length - 1] == 's' || (word[length - 2] == 'c' && word[length - 1] == 'h') || (word[length - 2] == 's' && word[length - 1] == 'h')) { strcat(word, "es"); } else { strcat(word, "s"); printf("New word is: ", &noun); } return; }

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