General English - Common Errors 5
Click on the correct sentence from the pair given in the following sentences.
Q1:
The police are moving fast
The police is moving fast
The noun 'police' is always treated as a collective noun, and thus the plural form of the verb is used
Q2:
The scissors is on the table
The scissors are on the table
Some nouns are always plural and require plural verbs. These include glasses, trousers, scissors, remains etc.
Q3:
A pencil and an eraser make writing easier
A pencil and an eraser makes writing easier
Compound subject are always plural
Q4:
He gave me many advices
He gave me much advice
"advice" is an uncountable noun.
Q5:
The Grapes of Wrath take a long time to read
The Grapes of Wrath takes a long time to read
Titles of single entities (books, organizations, countries, etc.) are always singular.
Courtesy: Mrs. Rugmini Menon, TGT English for preparing questions and guidance in creating the exercises