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19 Cards in this Set
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A couple of my friends (plan/plans) to open a travel agency |
plan, not plans |
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A lot of social problems (are/is) caused by unemployment |
are |
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The majority of people (is/are) law-abiding |
are |
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A number of people (has/have) red the latest bestseller. |
have |
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the team (is/are) in Moscow at the moment. |
both are correct is and are |
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A class which (is/are) full of enthusiasm (has/have) a better chance of winnning |
is has When a group noun is used with a singular determiner (a/an, each, every, this, that) singular verbs and pronouns are normal. |
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Twenty miles (is/are) a long way to walk. |
is |
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More and more person (is/are) going to have to find a new job. |
is |
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One of the things that really (make/makes) me engry is people who don't answer letters. |
both are correct plural is preferable |
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None of the cures really (work/works) |
works - correct work - informal When none, neither and either are followed by of+plural noun/pronoun, they are normally used with singular verbs. plural - informak style. |
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The Managing Director, together with his heads of departments, (is/are) preparing a new budget |
is |
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Ten times five (is/are) fifty |
are is (in spoken calculations) |
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More than one person (is/are) going to have to find a new job |
is More than one is generally used with a singular noun and verb |
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Half of his students (doesn't/don't) understand a word he says |
don't |
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Some of these people (is/are) relations and the rest (is/are) the old friends |
are, are |
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We've got one of those Japanese cars that never (breaks/break) down. |
both are correct "one of the..." rule |
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Your toast and marmalade (is/are) on the table |
is |
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There's no room - either two chairs or a table (has/have) got to be moved |
has two subjects joined by or ... verb is singular if the second subject is singular, and plural if the subject is plural |
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There's no room either a table two or chairs (has/have) got to be moved |
have two subjects joined by or ...verb is singular if the second subject is singular, and plural if the subject is plural |
