1This place is famous for its enchanting ............... .
Wrong!
Use "scenery" because it is an uncountable noun and does not take a plural -s.
2I think we should buy some ............... .
Wrong!
Use "furniture" because it is an uncountable noun and does not take a plural -s.
3We have not received any ............... about them.
Wrong!
Use "information" because it is an uncountable noun and does not take a plural -s.
4The latest news from across the border ............... disquieting.
Wrong!
Use "is" because "news" is treated as a singular uncountable noun.
5The government isn’t doing enough to help ............... .
Wrong!
Use "the unemployed" to mean unemployed people as a group.
6There ............... many apples on the tree.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "many apples" is plural.
7When I was younger, I used to go hiking once ............... .
Wrong!
Use "a month" to show how often something happened.
8You can trust his ............... .
Wrong!
Use "advice" because it is the noun form and is uncountable.
9My niece has lovely black ............... .
Wrong!
Use "hair" when talking about all the hair on someone’s head.
10He paid two ............... bucks for that laptop.
Wrong!
Use "thousand" after a number, not the plural form.
11The ............... of Mumbai is warm and humid for much of the year.
Wrong!
Use "climate" for the usual weather conditions of a place over a long time.
12Have you got a lot of ............... ?
Wrong!
Use "luggage" because it is an uncountable noun and does not take a plural -s.
Done.
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Answers
- This place is famous for its enchanting scenery.
- I think we should buy some furniture.
- We have not received any information about them.
- The latest news from across the border is disquieting.
- The government isn’t doing enough to help the unemployed.
- There are many apples on the tree.
- When I was younger, I used to go hiking once a month.
- You can trust his advice.
- My niece has lovely black hair.
- He paid two thousand bucks for that laptop.
- The climate of Mumbai is warm and humid for much of the year.
- Have you got a lot of luggage?
