Some Nouns Look as If They Are Plural, Bat Are in Fact Singular. Economics is an Important Subject at Senior Secondary Level.

प्रश्न

Some nouns look as if they are plural, bat are in fact singular. Economics is an important subject at Senior Secondary level. Some other school and university subjects work in the same way. Guess which subjects these are from the clues.

Club	Subject
E = mc²	.....................................
1 + 1 = 2	.....................................

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Club	Subject
E = mc²	Physic
1 + 1 = 2	Mathematics

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Subject - Verb Agreement

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Q A. 5. a Q A. 4.Q A. 5. b

अध्याय 3: Subject - Verb Agreement - Exercise [पृष्ठ ४३]

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अध्याय 3 Subject - Verb Agreement
Exercise | Q A. 5. a | पृष्ठ ४३

संबंधित प्रश्न

Verbs - singular or plural

Look at the following two sentences. Which one is correct?

a) The jury were divided in their opinion.
b) The jury was unanimous in their decision.

Jury is a collective noun. Whenever there is a sense of unity, we use singular
verb with collective nouns but when it is used in the sense of separation, we use
plural verb with them, so both are correct in different situations.

Here are some more such words.

If you use plural verbs, you will always be correct, but if you use a singular noun, you may be wrong. So - to be safe - use plural verbs with these nouns.

Work in pairs. Write five questions using some of the nouns given in B.
above.

Tick the correct form of the verb in the following sentences:

Politics ________ not meant for students.

Tick the correct form of the verb in the following sentences:

To an outsider the economics of this company__________ to be in a
shambles. (Hint: economics here refers to the company's financial status)

Work in pairs and decide whether the following are countable singular (cs), countable plural (cp) or uncountable (uc). Write the symbols under each circle. One has been done as an example

Feet - CP	person -	news -	oxen -
tooth -	coffee -	knife -	boxes -
goose -	gentlement -	oil -	furmiture -

Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs to complete this biography of Rickety Ron.

RICKETY RON
Rickety Ron is a student of statistics, which for many years .............. been his favourite subject. Ron has always loved playing with numbers. Dramatics ........................ his life but every time he takes a role for stage acting, he's mysteriously down with mumps. Mumps ....................... . always been his undoing! Ron is no good at games and opts for the least exerting sports of all. So, for him, it's skittles, darts and cards. Cards .......................... his favourite, though! He loves aerobics too. Aerobics, to him, ..................... both relaxation and entertainment.