Fill in the blanks.
1The news ............... shocking.
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The uncountable noun "news" takes the singular verb "was".
2How many ............... did you write?
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After "How many," use the plural countable noun "poems".
3Her ............... black.
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When we mean all the hair on someone’s head, we use "hair is" as an uncountable noun phrase.
4I bought two ............... eggs.
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After a number, the measurement word stays singular in "dozen".
5The ............... dying because of a mysterious disease.
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"Cattle" is a plural noun with no final -s, so it takes the plural verb "are".
6He took ............... at my remark.
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The fixed expression is "offence" in "take offence at something".
7One of my cousins ............... an architect.
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The subject "One" is singular, so the correct verb is "is".
8Some of my friends ............... in the US.
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The plural subject "friends" takes the base verb "live".
9He didn't give me ...............
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In a negative sentence with "didn't," the natural object is "anything".
10I gave ............... to the beggar.
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The uncountable noun "bread" is counted with the phrase "a loaf of bread".
11This house is built ...............
Select 2 answers.
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Both "of stone" and "of stones" can describe the material used to build a house.
12The two brothers don't trust ...............
Select 2 answers.
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For a reciprocal relationship, both "each other" and "one another" are acceptable.
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- The news was shocking.
- How many poems did you write?
- Her hair is black.
- I bought two dozen eggs.
- The cattle are dying because of a mysterious disease.
- He took offence at my remark.
- One of my cousins is an architect.
- Some of my friends live in the US.
- He didn’t give me anything.
- I gave a loaf of bread to the beggar.
- This house is built of stone / of stones.
- The two brothers don’t trust each other / one another.