Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
The lab has strict safety rules, and all the ............... must be worn at all times.
Wrong!
Equipment is uncountable, while gear is a collective noun that can take a singular verb.
After the storm, several ............... were reported along the coast.
Wrong!
The plural of phenomenon is phenomena.
The various kinds of ............... in this pond are protected, so fishing is not allowed.
Wrong!
Fish is the common plural for fish, but fishes is used when referring to different species.
The committee reviewed three ............... and approved the final design.
Wrong!
The plural of analysis is analyses.
The archaeologists uncovered several ............... in the burial site.
Wrong!
The plural of child is children.
The witness described the suspect as having two ............... on his left hand.
Wrong!
The plural of index is indexes in general contexts, while indices is mainly technical or mathematical.
All ............... in the archive are kept in acid-free folders.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
The plural of memorandum is memoranda or memos, while memorandums is less standard in formal contexts.
The hikers spotted two ............... grazing near the treeline.
Wrong!
The plural of deer is deer, not deers.
We need to buy new ............... for the office, because the old ones are broken.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Furniture is uncountable, so we use pieces of furniture for countable items.
The ............... in this series are stronger than the earlier ones, according to the researchers.
Wrong!
The plural of hypothesis is hypotheses.
The doctor said the patient has two ............... that need treatment.
Wrong!
The plural of diagnosis is diagnoses.
The ............... in the data are worrying, so we should double-check the calculations.
Wrong!
Data can take a plural verb in formal usage, and it can also be treated as a mass noun in modern English.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The lab has strict safety rules, and all the equipment must be worn at all times.
- After the storm, several phenomena were reported along the coast.
- The fish in this pond are protected, so fishing is not allowed.
- The committee reviewed three analyses and approved the final design.
- The archaeologists uncovered several children in the burial site.
- The witness described the suspect as having two indexes on his left hand.
- All memorandums in the archive are kept in acid-free folders.
All memoranda in the archive are kept in acid-free folders. - The hikers spotted two deer grazing near the treeline.
- We need to buy new furniture for the office, because the old ones are broken.
We need to buy new pieces of furniture for the office, because the old ones are broken. - The hypotheses in this series are stronger than the earlier ones, according to the researchers.
- The doctor said the patient has two diagnoses that need treatment.
- The data are in the data are worrying, so we should double-check the calculations.
